---

AP, via WPRI, USA
Dec. 4, 2007
www.wpri.com

---

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 20033 • Posted: Tuesday December 4, 2007  

---

BOSTON (AP) – The state’s (Massachusetts) highest court has denied a new trial for a former leader of a religious sect who was convicted of murder in the starvation death of his infant son.

Jacques Robidoux was 1 of the leaders of a small Attleboro cult known as The Body. He was charged with murder after his son, Samuel, died three days before his first birthday in April 1999.

Robidoux said he and his wife believed they were following a message from God when they began feeding Samuel only his mother’s breast milk. Prosecutors said the boy starved over the next 51 days because his mother stopped producing enough milk to nourish him.

Jacques Robidoux appealed his conviction to the state Supreme Judicial Court, arguing he was mentally ill and under the brainwashing influence of the cult and his former lawyer should have used an insanity defense.

But the court ruled Tuesday that it was Robidoux himself who rejected the insanity defense after consulting with the lawyer.

---

What You Can Do From Here

---

Read More Articles On These Topics Categories: The Body Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article Subscribe Religion News Blog RSS feed [What is this?] RSS by topic: The Body Read Another Article Previous entry: Mormonism not focus of Romney speech Next entry: Court upholds Robidoux murder conviction RNB Homepage with latest headlines Find Related Information Use our custom search engines to find additional research resources on religions and cults Find Related Books The Body Most Popular Today ‘World’s biggest animal sacrifice’ begins Suicide soldier’s family calls for Scientology probe UK man fears cult leader release Scientology church rejects allegations in death of 14-month-old girl

---

Share This Article

---

To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:

• Post a link on your blog or website:
  
• Send in an email or IM:
  
• Post on a forum:
  

Search for information about (religious) cults, cult-like organizations, -- as well as paranormal-, New Age, and pseudoscientific claims -- across 260+ websites, blogs and forums dedicated to cult research, spiritual abuse, ex-cult counseling & support.

Note: results are listed on another domain -- CounterCultSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.

Search for apologetics articles, books, videos, and other research resources across 135 Christian apologetics websites and blogs.

Note: results are listed on another domain -- ApologeticsSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.