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'''Keith Henson''' is a well-known critic of the false religion of [[Scientology]] who was persecuted by the church through a spurious criminal prosecution. He is also known as an advocate of [[cryonics]], space exploration, and similar causes.

'''Keith Henson''' is a well-known critic of the false religion of [[Scientology]] who was persecuted by the church through a spurious criminal prosecution. He is also known as an advocate of [[cryonics]], space exploration, and similar causes.

Initially, he was sued by the Scientologists for posting extracts from secret Scientology scriptures (the ''NOTS'' (''New Era Dianetics for Operating Thetans'') to the [[Usenet]] group ''alt.religion.scientology''. Scientologists won a $75,000 judgement against Henson, which bankrupted him.<ref>http://www.operatingthetan.com/</ref>

Initially, he was sued by the Scientologists for posting extracts from secret Scientology scriptures (the ''NOTS'',''New Era Dianetics for Operating Thetans'') to the [[Usenet]] group ''alt.religion.scientology''. Scientologists won a $75,000 judgement against Henson, which bankrupted him.<ref>http://www.operatingthetan.com/</ref>

Henson however would not be perturbed by Scientology's legal persecution. He fought back, by picketing regularly outside of Scientology's secret headquarters, the Gold Base in [[California]]. For doing so, they brought criminal charges against him - making criminal threats, attempting to make criminal threats, and interfering with a religion. The jury hung on the first two charges, but found him guilty on the third. The maximum sentence for the crime of which he was wrongly convicted was 6 months in prison.

Henson however would not be perturbed by Scientology's legal persecution. He fought back, by picketing regularly outside of Scientology's secret headquarters, the Gold Base in [[California]]. For doing so, they brought criminal charges against him - making criminal threats, attempting to make criminal threats, and interfering with a religion. The jury hung on the first two charges, but found him guilty on the third. The maximum sentence for the crime of which he was wrongly convicted was 6 months in prison.

== Child molestation allegations ==

== Child molestation allegations ==

Keith Henson's daughter Valerie Aurora (formerly Henson), who is a software developer well-known in the Linux community, has publicly accused her father of molesting her sister and several other young girls also.<ref>[http://valerieaurora.org/keith.html "Keith Henson's daughters speak: Keith Henson is a child molester", Valeria Aurora]</ref>

Keith Henson's daughter Valerie Aurora (formerly Henson), who is a software developer well known in the Linux community, has publicly accused her father of molesting her sister and several other young girls also.<ref>[http://valerieaurora.org/keith.html "Keith Henson's daughters speak: Keith Henson is a child molester", Valeria Aurora]</ref>

==Footnotes==

==Footnotes==

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