To understand the book, one must understand the subject. Ricky Rodriguez was not just another child in the commune; he was the "Chosen Prince." He was the biological son of David Berg, the charismatic and errant prophet who led the Children of God, and Karen Zerby, Berg’s secretary and eventual successor.
Published in the late 1980s under the auspices of a group known as or “The Children of the Law of One,” The Story of Davidito chronicles the early life of a boy named Davidito (born David Boroda). The book, written primarily by the group’s leader — a man who went by “Michael” — is presented as an educational case study. It details, in clinical and often graphic language, the methods used to train Davidito from infancy to be a “god-like” being free from societal constraints. The Story Of Davidito Book
It acts as a primary source documenting the systematic abuse and manipulation of a child raised inside the Children of God group. To understand the book, one must understand the subject