By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Escaping the hold of Scientology is never going to be easy, but Katie Holmes has a far better chance than most members, a former high level executive of the controversial religion exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News.

"I think she is going to break free. They would be very stupid to treat her just like any other wife trying to leave with her child," Nancy Many, who worked with celebrities at the Scientology's Sea Organization, told us.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, less than two weeks after Holmes filed for divorce, she and Tom Cruise have reached a divorce settlement, and as Breaking Celebrity News was first to report, she will have primary custody of their 6-year-old daughter, Suri, who will continue to live in New York City, although Cruise will have tightly controlled visitation rights.

"What is normal and usual is that the group tries to keep the child within Scientology and with the parent," explained Many, a 27-year veteran of the religion, revealed. "I was very lucky personally because we didn’t put our children in Scientology schools but I have friends who did, only to discover five or ten years later that they want out -- and very similar to Nicole Kidman -- they discover they’ve lost their children.

"Katie is in an incredibly wonderful position. A, Suri is too young to have been fully indoctrinated, and B, she is sitting in the power position because anything they do is going to be public."

As a former spy for Scientology and the author of My Billion Year Contract, Many has extensive first-hand experience of the perils of turning your back on the organization.

"I spied on people who were leaving or thinking about leaving, and the actual interrogation they did on me was done by the espionage unit because they discovered I was changing sides," Nancy revealed to Breaking Celebrity News.

"I have been very blessed, comparatively to others, I have had very little harassment. I