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Maria thought she was doing the right thing by connecting with the sperm donor she used to conceive her baby through fertility giant Monash IVF.
"I had joined some forums when my son was born, there was a particular group who advocated for children knowing the donor as soon as possible," Maria said.
"That's why I decided to make contact."
To begin with, the donor's emails to Maria (not her real name) were friendly and harmless. But things took a sinister turn in January this year.
"The donor travelled to my town in rural Victoria from Perth unannounced and contacted me to ask if he could stay with us," she said.