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March 11,2021 City Clerk City
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Clearwater
RE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Dear Ms. Call, This is a public records request, pursuant to Florida Statute 119.07, for inspection and/or copying
of
any and all public records since January
1,
2021 regarding "Cult City Tours" or any Scientology-related
'<tour
" in Clearwater. This request is for
any and all records.
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includes,
without limitation
records to, from or regarding the following individuals and entities: Mark Bunker Terril (aka Ted) Reinhard Aaron Smith-Levin Marc Headley Claire Headley Mike Rinder Christie Collbran Mary Kahn David Kahn Matt Pesch Cult City Tours Saharatrek Mr. Bunker is directly involved in this '<tour," as can be seen by the following:
1.
He used his official Twitter account to "re-Tweet" the announcement that he will be a "host" during a tour that is scheduled for March
13
.
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2. Mr. Bunker sent an email to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding the tour with more specifics about the tour. That email included the statement
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wanted
to
give
you
a heads-up as logistically
it
will be tricky. A number
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people who appeared on Scientology and the Aftermath will be appearing
to
answer questions following the tour. Downtown Pizza has agreed
to
e
a gathering place at the end
o
the tour.
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(Apparently, Aaron Smith-Levin
just
booked a party at Downtown Pizza, not stating it had anything to do with the tour as Mr. Bunker claims.) 3. In February 2021 Mr. Bunker sent out a Tweet promoting the tour, also from
his official Twitter account.
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4. Finally, since Mr. Bunker is using his official Twitter account to spread propaganda and promote his bigotry, I am providing a few documents so you have the complete context
of
this public records request and
so
that your files contain accurate information. Mr. Bunker describes the individuals he has encouraged to come to Clearwater to participate in the clearly bigoted activity he will be "hosting" as "appearing"
on
a tabloid TV show. More relevant to the City, however, is the following information about those participants, particularly Marc and Claire Headley and Mike Rinder:
a.
Marc and Claire Headley filed a frivolous lawsuit against the Church making the same sensationalistic claims they do today. The case was resoundingly rejected on Summary Judgment by the U.S. District Court in
2010 (over
10
years ago),
not only dismissing the Headleys' claims, but ordering them to pay costs
to
the Church totaling more than $42,000.00.
(The dismissal and sanctions were upheld in a unanimous decision by the Ninth Circuit Court
of
Appeals.)
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b. Mike Rinder is Mr. Bunker's advisor and Mr. Bunker has posted a video,
proudly pointing to a "bobblehead doll"
of
Rinder's image that looks over Mr.
Bunker s
City Council office. But, Mr. Bunker is also well aware
of
Rinder's obsession with creating divisiveness -
specifically
in
downtown Clearwater.
I attach an example,
in Rinder
IS
own handwriting,
containing his selfdescribed
devious plan
to covertly obtain property (the One Stoppe Shoppe, owned by Paris Morfopoulos) as a vehicle to harass Church leadership in the hopes
of
extracting millions
of
dollars. You will note at the time he drafted his "devious plan," Rinder refers to his "Association
of
Independent Scientologists. Rinder pretended to be a "Protestant" Church
of
Scientology -and was even the first, albeit self-appointed, "Minister"
of
his Independent Church
of
Scientology. When he failed to recruit any members, he then, and only then, became a professional anti-Scientologist. The document speaks for itself and is proof Mr. Bunker's advisor was attempting (but failed) to do what
Mr
Bunker accuses Church parishioners
of
doing today.
Of
course, the difference is that the parishioners
Mr
Bunker accuses
of
nefarious activities are actually Clearwater citizens, and successful property owners contributing to downtown. Rinder was removed from any position
of
authority in the Church because
of
his dishonesty, malfeasance and subornation
of
perjury. These characteristics are on full display in his devious plan : Rinder makes threats, uses Hushmail to hide his actions and refers to baiting the Church. Bunker espouses a desire for cordial relations in Clearwater, yet he looks to an advisor whose clear motive is to create controversy and divisiveness in the City and to sow discord with the Church.
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is not surprising Mr. Bunker would misrepresent his anti-Scientology colleagues. After all, Mr. Bunker
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remains under permanent injunction from harassing the Church and its parishioners. And Mr. Bunker continues to promote his mentor, Bob Minton, who similarly was repeatedly sanctioned and held in contempt by the Courts. Based on the above documented interactions, I specifically request that all private social media accounts, email accounts, cell phone records and any other records that may be in the direct possession
of
Mr
Bunker be reviewed and responsive documents produced.
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you determine to withhold any records responsive to this request, please identify what is being withheld and your justification for such withholding. o Corpor te Secretary Church
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