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A Gloriavale father of 13 once convicted of beating two of his young daughters with shoes, carpentry tools, coat hangers and belts has turned on the commun
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Connie's story: Gloriavale leaver who reported father to police opens home to him 32 minutes to read She escaped from Gloriavale and told police of the years of physical abuse she and her younger sister endured at the hands of their father. But when it was his time to get out, she took him in as she navigated the 'normal' things most of us take for granted: technology, fashion, earning her own money and relationships. Now her family is at the centre of a civil case set to shake up the commune, writes Alanah Eriksen. It may seem pretty normal. A young mum in ripped jeans on a Saturday...