After more than a decade of growing up in a religious community in rural NSW, Stefanie Hinrichs finally found herself free in February 2002. The 22-year-old and her toddler son, Kilian, fled the commune after Stefanie had secretly met a Sydney man through a dating service. Living in her boyfriend Brett’s flat in harbourside Double Bay, the young mum savoured her new life free from the commune’s stringent rules and bizarre rituals she had come to believe were normal.
One night, the pair were having a drink when Brett broached the subject
