Where is David Miscavige? The leader of the controversial Church of Scientology has reportedly been missing in action for months, allegedly avoiding being served in a civil child trafficking lawsuit by vanishing, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Miscavige — who took over as top dog after the church’s founder Ron Hubbard died in 1986 — has allegedly avoided process servers 27 times in the span of four months.

The process servers have tried to serve Miscavige in Los Angeles and at Scientology’s headquarters in Clearwater, FL, according to court documents obtained by the Tampa Bay Times. …

“Miscavige cannot be permitted to continue his gamesmanship,” one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, Neil Glazer, said. A federal judge in Tampa listened to the arguments in court earlier this month and will make a decision on whether Miscavige will be considered served.

[Former member turned crusading whistleblower Leah Remini has demanded for years that the group identify where Shelly Miscavige is and prove that she’s alive and well. Remini has pushed the LAPD to investigate her apparent disappearance, to little avail. This will only heighten the urgency of that question. — Ed]