Robert Vaughn Young (April 23, 1938 – June 15, 2003) commonly known by his initials RVY, was an American whistleblower against the Church of Scientology after working high inside their organization for over twenty years.
I have been privy to documents and tactics of the most secret nature, including illegalities committed by Scientology executives and the means of cover-up.Young edited L. Ron Hubbard's ten-volume Mission Earth series.
[10] Other harassments by the Church came to the attention of Bob Minton, a wealthy financier who was interested in free speech on the internet.
Through his contact with the Youngs, Minton learned more about Scientology and eventually founded the Lisa McPherson Trust with Stacey.
[10] Young was diagnosed with prostate cancer on November 23, 1999, and turned his energies to Phoenix5, a non-profit organization that runs a website on the disease.