(NewsNation) — Jenna Miscavige, the niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, says the childhood she spent toiling for the church makes sense, at least to adherents of the religion.

The former Scientologist described to “Banfield” how she was isolated at a boarding school from the age of 6 to 12 and worked for 30 hours a week doing hard labor that included digging trenches, hauling rocks and even making the church’s “E-meters.” The Church of Scientology sees people as immortal spiritual beings who transfer to another body when their present one dies, she said.

“So, really, a child is just a spirit in a small body. The concept of children isn’t really real,” she said. “They basically use this belief to justify all manner of ills in Scientology."

Family, she said, is a “fake construct”

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