Heber Carl Jentzsch was born on November 30,1935 and is an American Scientologist who served as the president of the Church of Scientology International from 1982 to around 2010.
16 Facts About Heber Jentzsch
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Heber Jentzsch was born in 1935 in Salt Lake City and grew up in a Mormon family and named after Latter-day Saint apostle Heber C Kimball.
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Heber Jentzsch is the son of polygamist Carl Jentzsch and Pauline, Carl's third of eight wives; Heber has 42 siblings.
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Heber Jentzsch was educated at Weber College in Ogden, Utah, and the University of Utah, where he graduated in 1959 with a degree in communications.
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Heber Jentzsch joined the Church of Scientology in 1967 after allegedly being cured by the Scientology Purification Rundown of radiation burns he had suffered since he was 15.
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Heber Jentzsch continued in this role after his promotion to the post of President of the Church of Scientology International in 1982.
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In January 1986, Jentzsch faced the press on behalf of the Church to announce the death of L Ron Hubbard.
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Heber Jentzsch has often appeared in newspaper interviews, aggressively defending the church on several occasions.
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Heber Jentzsch is sometimes described as "the leading spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International" in church publications.
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In 1988, Heber Jentzsch was arrested in Spain along with 69 other members of Scientology.
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Heber Jentzsch was incarcerated in a Spanish jail for about three weeks.
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Heber Jentzsch was released and fled to the United States after Scientology paid a bail bond of approximately $1 million.
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Sixteen people, including Heber Jentzsch, were charged with "illegal association" and various other crimes including tax fraud and endangering public health.
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The trial of the indictees began in February 2001, but Heber Jentzsch himself did not appear; the prosecution called for him to be given a 56-year prison sentence.
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Heber Jentzsch was married to Australian Scientologist Yvonne Gillham from 1972 until her death from cancer in 1978.
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Heber Jentzsch then requested support by the local police at Gold Base to be able to verify her uncle's wellbeing.