In 1993 Ross faced charges over a 1991 forcible deprogramming where he held an United Pentecostal Church International member Jason Scott against his will for five days, but was cleared the following year by jury trial.[4] Ross settled a civil suit with Scott in 1995, causing Ross to file for personal bankruptcy because of the $2,500,000 in punitive damages awarded against him.[5] In September 1995, a nine-member jury unanimously held Ross and other defendants in the case liable for negligence and conspiracy to deprive Scott of his civil rights and religious liberties.
1993年罗斯面临一项指控,指他在1991年强行“转化”(deprogramming)一个叫jason scott的 United Pentecostal Church International的成员,违背他的意制限制他的人身自由长达5天之久。但是这项指控接下来一年被陪审团豁免了。罗斯和scott在1995年达成一项民事赔偿,造成了罗斯本人宣告破产,因为他要赔偿250万美元。在1995年9月,一个9人的陪审团,全体一致认为,罗斯和本案的其他被告, 疏忽和串谋的罪名成立,侵犯了scott的公民权利、和宗教自由