Couple in Sect Jailed Over Missing Baby
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Two members of a religious sect that rejects modern medicine were jailed in Attleboro after refusing to cooperate with authorities looking for their missing baby.
Rebecca and David Corneau showed no emotion as they were led away in handcuffs. They had refused to acknowledge her pregnancy until Tuesday, when they said Rebecca Corneau miscarried last fall but refused to reveal where the remains were buried.
The couple belong to a sect called The Body, a small fundamentalist Christian group that rejects modern medicine, government and education.
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