By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

As Katie Holmes cements her escape from both Tom Cruise and Scientology by starting a new life in New York and registering with a local Catholic Church, a former high level member of the controversial religion has exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News how others aren't so lucky.

"They interrogated me to the point of a mental and emotional breakdown, as I recovered I began to start contacting and helping others. I had no idea how many others there were, and believe me – there are thousands," Nancy Many, who was an executive at Scientology's secret Sea Organization, alleged to Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.

"Some have been sexually abused, driven to suicide, several have committed murder," she claimed.

"It’s an evil organization. They do things purposefully to harm others and feel they are above the law and above the moral codes of normal civilization."

Having worked as a "spy" for the high profile group, Many claims she was ordered to keep close watch on people who were thinking of leaving and was intensely interrogated herself when it was discovered that she had changed sides.

"I’ve been followed, my phones have been tapped, especially when I was in contact with a very high level target of theirs," she claimed to Breaking Celebrity News, explaining that she had been blessed in comparison to others.

"People disconnect from you and won’t talk to you anymore, the main thing for me for the past 14 to 16 years has been assisting people who are crawling their way out of that group. They are literally a mess, they’re in pieces."

Nancy went on to tell the