The difficulty in obtaining information from Scientology, even with a subpoena, is one of many obstacles investigators and plaintiffs’ attorneys have faced over the years as the battle-tested organization has defeated challenge after challenge in court.

Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology, along with church leader David Miscavige, are now facing a lawsuit leveled by the four woman who, in 2017, accused Masterson of sexual assault. The lawsuit sites Church founder L. Ron Hubbard's 1972 book Introduction to Scientology Ethics as the source for the claim. She claims Masterson "regularly forced [her] to have sex with him and became violent when [she] refused." Jane Doe #1 claims that, when she gained consciousness with Masterson allegedly raping her, she attempted to fight back. The lawsuit alleges that the Church of Scientology worked to silence Jane Doe #1 after she reported the incident to Church officials.