Scientology leader spied on father, West Allis reports allege

The Church of Scientology paid a private detective $10,000 per week to spy on its leader’s father, who lived in Whitewater and West Allis after leaving the church about three years ago, according to West Allis police reports.

The intensive surveillance involved placing a GPS tracking unit on Ronald Miscavige Sr.’s car, rummaging through his trash, reading his email over his shoulder at the library and photographing him “wherever he went,” according to the West Allis reports.

The private eye, Dwayne S. Powell, reported to his boss hourly, according to the police reports, which were generated after Powell was arrested by West Allis police in 2013 for lurking suspiciously around the 2400 block of S. 77th St.