How The Man With 1000 Kids shattered the life of one Aussie mum - and triggered her campaign to change the law to stop anyone else suffering the same fate
8 months, 1 week ago

How The Man With 1000 Kids shattered the life of one Aussie mum - and triggered her campaign to change the law to stop anyone else suffering the same fate

Daily Mail  

An Australian mum who unknowingly used the rogue 'serial sperm donor' at the centre of a new Netflix documentary has broken her silence about how he devastated her life. Sydney mum Laura has revealed how she and partner Kate were left shattered after learning the true identity of their sperm donor, Jonathan Meijer. 'Serial' sperm donor Jonathan Meijer who is currently the subject of a popular Netflix documentary The Man With 1000 Children is pictured 'But over time the shock really changed into a motivation for us to create change in the industry. The 'serial' sperm donor who is the subject of a new Netflix documentary is claiming the film got his number of offspring wrong Unlike those made at facilities, donations made by private arrangements via the internet are completely unregulated The YouTuber and cryptocurrency trader, 41, first started donating his sperm in 2007 in the Netherlands and continued for at least a decade until he was confronted by the mothers.

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Mass sperm donor ordered to remove videos or face €100,000 fine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mass sperm donor ordered to remove videos or face €100,000 fine

Dutch News  

A Dutch man who fathered at least 550 children with donated sperm has been ordered by a court to stop posting videos aimed directly at the children and their parents. Several parents took Jonathan Jacob Meijer to court to enforce an agreement he made with them not to play an active role in the children’s upbringing. On Tuesday a judge …

Court bans ‘mass sperm donor’ Jonathan Meijer from addressing children on YouTube
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Court bans ‘mass sperm donor’ Jonathan Meijer from addressing children on YouTube

NL Times  

A Dutch court has ruled that Jonathan Meijer, the man who fathered at least 550 children through sperm donation, can no longer address his donor children in YouTube videos. The ruling comes after parents accused Meijer of using YouTube to promote harmful ideas, including incest and extreme traditional gender roles. “He regularly addresses the children, giving them unsolicited advice on …

One man, 180 children – and the paternity case that shocked Britain
1 month, 1 week ago

One man, 180 children – and the paternity case that shocked Britain

The Independent  

If you want to get a sense of what can happen when private sperm donation goes very, very wrong, look no further than the warning from a judge that emerged this week over a man claiming to have fathered 180 children. The judge described Albon as man “who has a complete absence of sensitivity or empathy, is wholly self-centred and …

Dutch sperm donor with 550 kids pushing incest, trad life on YouTube, parents say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch sperm donor with 550 kids pushing incest, trad life on YouTube, parents say

NL Times  

Jonathan Meijer, a Dutch man who conceived at least 550 children through sperm donation, is using his YouTube channel to influence children, according to mother Natalie Dijkdrenth and Stichting Donorkind. Today, they will ask the court to take Meijer’s YouTube channel down and order him to stop addressing “his” donor children via social media. Then he tells the children directly …

Sperm donor with 550 children is taken to court for 'using his YouTube channel to encourage his hundreds of offspring to have large families' - and posts VERY bizarre response
2 months ago

Sperm donor with 550 children is taken to court for 'using his YouTube channel to encourage his hundreds of offspring to have large families' - and posts VERY bizarre response

Daily Mail  

A prolific sperm donor who has fathered 550 children worldwide is being taken to court in the latest effort to stop him from trying to reach out to his offspring. Meijer faced a lawsuit in 2023 requesting court action over fears of unintentional incest and inbreeding between his children, and because he had gone well past the Dutch limit of …

Mass sperm donor taken to court for trying to contact offspring
2 months ago

Mass sperm donor taken to court for trying to contact offspring

Dutch News  

A Dutchman known to have fathered 550 children worldwide, and who featured in a television documentary, is being taken to court to stop him from trying to contact his sperm-donated offspring. One of the mothers and the donor children’s organisation Stichting Donorkind want Jonathan Jacob Meijer to stop attempting to reach out to his offspring and influencing them via his …

Sperm donor with 550 kids to be sued after trying to contact children via YouTube
2 months, 1 week ago

Sperm donor with 550 kids to be sued after trying to contact children via YouTube

NL Times  

Jonathan, a man who is the biological father of hundreds of children due to mass sperm donations, is being sued once again. A parent whose child was conceived through one of his sperm donations is filing a lawsuit against him because he is trying to reach children via YouTube. Stichting Donorkind has said that the man is only allowed to …

Leiden University confirms one sperm donor fathered 86 children
4 months ago

Leiden University confirms one sperm donor fathered 86 children

Dutch News  

Leiden University’s teaching hospital LUMC has now confirmed that its former sperm bank was beset by administrative problems and that 440 people have more than the legally permitted 25 half brothers and sisters. In total, the research shows sperm from nine donors was used more than the agreed 25 times and that one man has fathered 86 children. Among the …

Sperm donor from The Man With 1000 Kids Netflix documentary blasts producers for 'exaggerating' about his 550 children - insisting his whopping brood 'isn't exceptional or unique' on This Morning
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sperm donor from The Man With 1000 Kids Netflix documentary blasts producers for 'exaggerating' about his 550 children - insisting his whopping brood 'isn't exceptional or unique' on This Morning

Daily Mail  

The sperm donor from The Man With 1000 kids Netflix documentary blasted the show's producers during Tuesday's This Morning as he insisted his number of offspring 'isn't exceptional'. The sperm donor from The Man With 1000 kids Netflix documentary blasted the show's producers during Tuesday's This Morning as he insisted his number of offspring 'isn't exceptional' Dutchman Jonathan Meijer, 43, …

Dutch sperm 'superdonor' sues Netflix over its hit 'Man With 1,000 Kids' documentary and makes new claim about number of children he has fathered
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch sperm 'superdonor' sues Netflix over its hit 'Man With 1,000 Kids' documentary and makes new claim about number of children he has fathered

Daily Mail  

A Dutchman who claims to have fathered 550 children via sperm donations said he was suing Netflix over its hit documentary 'The Man With 1,000 Kids', which he described as 'sensationalist'. Jonathan Meijer, 43, announced on a late-night chat show Tuesday that he was taking legal action against the documentary that he said slandered him and the families he helped …

Aussie woman 'extremely horrified' to learn her son is fathered by serial sperm donor featured in Netflix doco 'The Man With 1000 Kids'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aussie woman 'extremely horrified' to learn her son is fathered by serial sperm donor featured in Netflix doco 'The Man With 1000 Kids'

Daily Mail  

An Australian woman has revealed she was 'extremely horrified' when she found out her son was fathered by a 'serial' sperm donor. Netherlands sperm donor Jonathan Meijer, 43, is the subject of Netflix documentary 'The Man With 1000 Kids' after his obsession with donating his seed has led to concerns he has fathered over 1,000 babies. Hosts Jackie O Henderson …

Inside the Facebook group where Australian women subvert the system and go looking for sperm
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside the Facebook group where Australian women subvert the system and go looking for sperm

ABC  

It started with a Facebook post tapped out on a whim. A growing number of Australian women are bypassing traditional fertility clinics and seeking out sperm donors online, a practice that concerns some legal and health experts who describe informal sperm donation as a kind of "wild west" — a lawless and unregulated space fraught with safety risks and moral …

I don't regret a thing, says 'father to 1,000': He may be the world's most prolific sperm donor but despite a court ban and the risk of incest between his children, Dutchman Jonathan Meijer tells the
8 months ago

I don't regret a thing, says 'father to 1,000': He may be the world's most prolific sperm donor but despite a court ban and the risk of incest between his children, Dutchman Jonathan Meijer tells the

Daily Mail  

On a January morning in 2007, a young man called Jonathan Meijer entered the doors of a private clinic in the Netherlands to register as a sperm donor. In 2017, the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology banned Jonathan from donating any more sperm after it emerged that he had 102 children in Holland alone It drew a legal line …

Serial sperm donor featured in 'The Man With 1000 Kids' shares the real number of children he's had
8 months, 1 week ago

Serial sperm donor featured in 'The Man With 1000 Kids' shares the real number of children he's had

Daily Mail  

A 'serial' sperm donor that's the subject of a new Netflix documentary is claiming the film got his number of offspring wrong. Scroll down for video: Jonathan Meijer, a 'serial' sperm donor that's the subject of a new Netflix documentary, claimed Monday the film got his number of offspring wrong. That's partially because of the fact that the tally did …

The Man with 1000 Kids donor responds to Netflix allegations: ‘I think I got too carried away’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Man with 1000 Kids donor responds to Netflix allegations: ‘I think I got too carried away’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Sometimes I would think: ‘It’s a lot, maybe you …

Man who fathered up to 600 children banned from donating sperm
1 year, 10 months ago

Man who fathered up to 600 children banned from donating sperm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man suspected of fathering …

‘Huge Kinship Network, Hundreds of Half-Siblings’: Dutch Court Orders Semen Donor to Stop
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Huge Kinship Network, Hundreds of Half-Siblings’: Dutch Court Orders Semen Donor to Stop

News 18  

Dutch judges on Friday ordered a man suspected of fathering more than 550 children through sperm donations to stop donating, in the latest fertility scandal to shock the Netherlands. The man, identified in Dutch media only as “Jonathan M.”, 41, was dragged to court by a foundation protecting the rights of donor children and the mother of one of the …

Sperm Donor, Who Fathered 500 Kids, Sued To Reduce The Risk Of Accidental Incest
1 year, 11 months ago

Sperm Donor, Who Fathered 500 Kids, Sued To Reduce The Risk Of Accidental Incest

News 18  

A Dutch sperm donor, who fathered 550 children, is now facing a civil lawsuit for increasing the risk of accidental incest. Jonathan Jacob Meijer, who is a musician by profession, is being sued by the Netherlands’ Donorkind Foundation, according to The Times. Evan claims that only thinking about the consequences makes her “sick to the stomach.” The Donorkind Foundation aims …

Australian sperm donor fathers over 60 kids. This is how he was exposed
2 years, 1 month ago

Australian sperm donor fathers over 60 kids. This is how he was exposed

Hindustan Times  

A sperm donor, who used fake names to father more than 60 children in Australia, has been exposed after the new parents in a get-together noticed that their babies look similar. The clients of the sperm donor met at a get-together for new parents and were shocked to find similarities between their kids. Dr Anne Clark of Sydney-based ‘Fertility First’ …

Sperm donor ‘used fake names to father more than 60 children’
2 years, 1 month ago

Sperm donor ‘used fake names to father more than 60 children’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A sperm donor used fake …

Up to 10 fertility doctors 'used their own sperm illegally'
2 years, 9 months ago

Up to 10 fertility doctors 'used their own sperm illegally'

Dutch News  

An organisation which helps donor children track down their biological fathers has identified at least 10 doctors who have illegally used their own sperm, news website Nu.nl said on Monday. In the past five years, Stichting Donorkind, which helps children track their donor fathers in commercial data banks, has identified 10 gynaecologists among 150 to 200 donors. ‘To be ‘one …

At least ten Dutch fertility doctors used own sperm to impregnate women
2 years, 9 months ago

At least ten Dutch fertility doctors used own sperm to impregnate women

NL Times  

With the help of the Donorkind Foundation, donor children have found ten fertility doctors in the past five years who used their own sperm to impregnate women without the women's knowledge or permission. According to De Lau, media attention for abuses by men like Karbaat, who fathered at least 81 children by using his sperm without his patients' knowledge, has …

'World's Most Prolific' Sperm Donor Helps Father 129 Babies For Free Using Facebook
3 years, 1 month ago

'World's Most Prolific' Sperm Donor Helps Father 129 Babies For Free Using Facebook

News 18  

The “world’s most prolific sperm donor” has helped father 129 children so far, and at the age of 66, he has nine more on the way currently. Claiming that he is the world’s most prolific sperm donor with 138 babies, including the nine that are on the way, Jones said that he would like to continue for a few more …

Prolific sperm donor says the coronavirus hasn't slowed him down
4 years, 5 months ago

Prolific sperm donor says the coronavirus hasn't slowed him down

Daily Mail  

A prolific Sperm Donor with 150 children worldwide has fathered a further six babies during lockdown after claiming COVID restrictions haven't slowed him down. Prolific sperm donor, Joe, with 150 children worldwide, has fathered a further six babies during lockdown after claiming COVID restrictions haven't slowed him down With five women currently pregnant with 'Joe Donor's' unborn children, and one …

How sperm donation changes (and creates) lives
5 years, 1 month ago

How sperm donation changes (and creates) lives

ABC  

"It was really surreal. How sperm donors help new parents New parents Steph and Maddy say there's a lot to think about when choosing a sperm donor. Four months ago, Melbourne couple Steph and Maddy — age 29 and 33 — welcomed a baby boy into the world with the help of donor sperm. "I want to promise the donor …

Sperm donor sues clinic after discovering he has fathered 17 children
5 years, 5 months ago

Sperm donor sues clinic after discovering he has fathered 17 children

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Bryce Cleary has filed a $5.25million lawsuit …

Dutch doctor replaces donor sperms with own, is now a father of 49 children
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch doctor replaces donor sperms with own, is now a father of 49 children

India TV News  

A Dutch doctor at the centre of an IVF scandal fathered at least 49 children, an organisation representing parents and children born through his now-closed clinic said Friday. Results of DNA tests conducted Friday at a hospital in the southeastern city of Nijmegen “showed that 49 children in the case are direct descendants of the late Karbaat,” the organisation said …

Dutch sperm donor fathers at least 102 children: RTL
7 years, 7 months ago

Dutch sperm donor fathers at least 102 children: RTL

Dutch News  

A sperm donor in the Netherlands has been caught donating sperm to 11 different fertility clinics and has fathered at least 102 children, RTL news said on Saturday. In the Netherlands, sperm donors many not father more than 25 children and are supposed only to donate at one clinic. The women do, however, say, that the two men may have …

Dutch sperm donor fathers at least 102 children: RTL
7 years, 7 months ago

Dutch sperm donor fathers at least 102 children: RTL

Dutch News  

A sperm donor in the Netherlands has been caught donating sperm to 11 different fertility clinics and has fathered at least 102 children, RTL news said on Saturday. In the Netherlands, sperm donors many not father more than 25 children and are supposed only to donate at one clinic. The women do, however, say, that the two men may have …

Dutch Health minister calls on anonymous sperm donors to come forward
7 years, 9 months ago

Dutch Health minister calls on anonymous sperm donors to come forward

NL Times  

Minister Edith Schippers of Public Health is calling on anonymous sperm donors to make themselves known so that the children they fathered can find them. From 2004 all sperm, egg and embryo donors in the Netherlands are required to give their identity with their donation, so that future children can find them if they want to. Changing the law retroactively …

The reality of sperm donation is hitting home
9 years, 3 months ago

The reality of sperm donation is hitting home

ABC  

Two sets of documents provide insight into the extraordinary number of siblings donor-conceived people can have, and the strange and, at times, heartbreaking experience of not knowing who they are. And how many half siblings could there be, all born in Sydney, as a result of John's activity? There's also to this day no national register of donors or donor …

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