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March 23, 2007
Documentary Film Makers Sued by UFO Cult
It appears that Abdullah Hashem, an IUPUI film student, and Joseph McGowen, a friend of Abdullah, who infiltrated the Raelian UFO cult in order to make a documentary are being sued by the Raelians. The
Raelians are also suing IUPUI claiming that Abdullah was acting as an
agent of the university, and that the university should not have allowed the film to be shown.
Their notice of tort claims includes violation of their civil rights, extortion, breach of contract, invasion of privacy, defamation, interference in business affairs, and strangely enough negligence by failing to comply with the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) rules for human research subjects.
The full text of the notice of tort claims is here.
Update 2007-03-23 23:05 - Mr Hashem has posted a video in response. Nota Bene, the video contains language some may find objectionable.
Posted by nolandda at March 23, 2007 01:10 PM