Karin Pouw

Karin Pouw

Karin Pouw is a French-born American official of the Church of Scientology International. Since 1993, she has been the Director of Public Affairs, representing the Church as its international spokesperson. She is married to a former Scientologist who left the church in the 1990s.

About Karin Pouw in brief

Summary Karin PouwKarin Pouw is a French-born American official of the Church of Scientology International. Since 1993, she has been the Director of Public Affairs, representing the Church as its international spokesperson. She has spoken out against activists and former Scientologists who publicly criticize Scientology. In 2000 the Los Angeles Times reported that she was a member of theChurch of Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs. She resides in Los Angeles, California and is married to a former Scientologist who left the church in the 1990s.

She is one of four international representatives for Scientology listed as “Spokesonsons” for the church’s international branches. She was a public affairs officer for the Scientology Church from 1997 to 2000. In 2008 she issued a 15-page statement to the press in response to the publication of Andrew Morton’s unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography.