One of the Church of Scientology’s most senior figures, Jan Eastgate, has been arrested and charged in Sydney!

She has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegations she coached an 11-year-old girl to lie to police1 and community services about the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather who was a member of the Church of Scientology.

Police allege Eastgate threatened and intimidated Carmen Rainer when she was 11 into providing false statements to police about the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather.

Eastgate has been granted conditional bail and asked to surrender her passport.

She is due to appear in Downing Centre Court on June 16.

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1 As reported on this blog.