DECLARATION OF ARTHUR
ROSELLE
ARTHUR ROSELLE, do
hereby
declare and state:
I. My date of
birth
is March 27, 1949. I have two boys, six and seven years of age. My wife
and I
are divorced. I currently am
employed
as a mortgage banker. I reside at 32308 Concord Drive, Apartment D,
Madison
Heights, Michigan, 48071. My telephone number is (313) 588‑7549. I
frequently use "Skip" as nickname.
2. I was a
member of
the Unification Church from 1974 to 1979. During 1976, while an adult
member of
the Unification Church, I was the victim of a forcible kidnapping in
Utica,
Michigan. Steven Hassan, aided, abetted and conspired in my kidnapping and
in
my subsequent false imprisonment. Several other men also took part in
these
crimes. The purpose of my kidnapping and false imprisonment was to break
my
faith in my religious beliefs and thereby "deprogram me." The
kidnappers, including Steven Hassan, physically held me captive during the
first week of the kidnapping and false imprisonment. I finally managed to
escape
at the end of the second week.
3.When I first
tried
to escape kidnappers, they seized my arms and threw me down to the floor.
This
caused me to hit the tile floor or with my chin and cheek. As a result, I
received a cut on the inside of my lower lip and bruises on my chin and
right
cheekbone. My hands and feet were then tied and I was carried into a small
room
and placed on a cot. Professional deprogrammers Steven Hassan and Ellen
Lloyd
then began working in shifts to forcibly deprogram me away from my chosen
religious
beliefs.
4.During
the entire first three days of my kidnapping and false imprisonment, I was
tied
up. Steven Hassan and Ellen Lloyd took shifts deprogramming me so that I
was
not allowed to sleep.
5. When the
deprogramming
started, I decided not to speak or eat. After two days of not speaking or
eating, Steven Hassan threatened to subject me to a series of
shots.
6.During the
first
three days of my kidnapping and false imprisonment, Steven Hassan insulted
me
and humiliated me as a person. I felt like a captured animal in a
zoo.
7. After the
first
three days of my kidnapping and false imprisonment, the circulation in my
hands
was cut off because my hands had been tightly tied behind my back for the
entire time. Both of my hands were badly swollen 'and were the color of a
bruise.
8.
During the first three days, I was always escorted to the bathroom while
my
hands were still bound and tied. I was not washed or shaved. With help, I
was
able to urinate into a pot. Due to the embarrassment of being watched at
all
times, I did not allow myself to defecate.
9. Steven Hassan
frequently asked me to deny the authenticity of my religious beliefs
during the
time I was being held against my
will.
10.On July 7,
1979, 1
executed a three-page affidavit concerning my kidnapping and false
imprisonment. I swore the contents of this affidavit to be true before
Mary
Beth Pender, a notary public in Kalkaska County, Michigan. A copy of the
affidavit is attached to this declaration and is incorporated
herein.
11.In the first
part
of September 1991, my father asked me to meet with him and my mother. My
father
gave me a letter and other documents that had been mailed to him by Steven
Hassan. Hassan asked them to forward the letter and documents to me.
Attached
to the letter was a copy of Steven Hassan's book, Combatting Cult Mind
Control, a written note from him and an affidavit for me to sign and
have
notarized. A copy of the letter, a copy of the cover of the book, a copy
of the
note and a copy of the unsigned affidavit are attached to this declaration
are
are incorporated herein.
12.Steven
Hassan's letter is dated September 6, 1991. In the letter, Steven Hassan
wrote
that he was named in a $12,000,000.00 law suit because of his appearance
on the
Sally Jessy Raphael television program. He wrote in the letter that It is
asserted in the lawsuit that he is a criminal who kidnaps, beats and
tortures
cultists. He then wrote that my written affidavit was being used as proof
of
these charges.
13.Steven
Hassan's
letter then states, "I desperately need your help. I am sending along
two
copies of my book and a press kit. I am still very involved in helping
people
to move on with their lives. Please help me. The sooner you can write an
affidavit (or sign the proposed one) the better off I'll be. Hope to hear
from
you soon. Steve"
14.The note
attached
to the proposed affidavit states in part, "While I prefer that you
write
your own ‑ in your own words, you could sign and notarize this and
it
would fill the need. Thanks. SH."
15.The proposed
affidavit that Steven Hassan wants me to sign is not truthful. It has many
false statements, including quotes as follows, . ... there was never any
time
that Mr. Hassan kidnapped me, beat me, sleep‑deprived me, threatened
to
inject me with a series of shots, or treated me unkindly or inhumanely.
Mr.
Hassan .treated me with compassion and integrity..
19. I will not
sign
Steven Hassan's prepared affidavit nor will I prepare an affidavit that is
similar to it. I feel that the proposed affidavit is an attempt by Steven
Hassan to tell me what he wants me to swear to as true in the event I
wrote a
new affidavit using my own words. My original affidavit is true and
correct. I will
not do what Steven Hassan wants me to do because I would be committing the
crime of perjury. I feel that Steven Hassan is guilty of subornation of perjury and for using the U.S.
mails
for an illegal purpose. I desire to have him criminally prosecuted by the
appropriate authorities for these criminal acts.
I declare under the
penalty of perjury under the laws of Michigan and under the laws of the
United
States 'Chat the statements in this declaration are true and
correct.
Signed this
8th
day of November 1991, in Oakland County, State of
Michigan.
DENNIS
C. TOMCZYK
Wayne
County Michigan
Acting
in Oakland County
My
Comission Expires
January
9,1993
Signed:
ARTHUR
ROSELLE
