Subject: article in Press -MD sentenced Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 17:07:24 +0100 From: rgonnet Organization: adfi Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Found into the monthly special consumers "60 millions de consommateurs" (60 millions consumers), from the french state-helped assoc for consumers, in Dec 97 issue, page 6: " SCIENTOLOGY: Un Medical Doctor sentenced An amend of 150000 FF (25000 $ - a big one in France) and 2 years delayed jail has been sentenced against Doctor Joseph HELOU, MD in St Vit (Dept of Doubs), who sent his depressive patients to a cult, the church of scientology. The MD was organizing information's meetings upon scientology and got a percentage of the costs of "courses" taken by his patients. The Medical Council (Conseil de l'Ordre des Médecins) has been less severe: Dr Helou has been suspended only for three months and has since restarted to be active. Roger PS: I have opened a comic page in IN FRENCH...