A serial sperm donor who fathered at least 550 children in the Netherlands is being sued for increasing the risk of accidental incest by concealing the extent of his donations.
“If I had known that he had already fathered more than 100 children, I would never have chosen him,” protested one of the Dutch mothers in the civil file reported by The Telegraph. Thinking about the consequences this will have on my child makes me sick.”
Dutchman Jonathan Jacob Meijer, 41, is being sued by the Dutch Donor Foundation for lying about his donation numbers.
To avoid the risks of accidental incest, consanguinity, or mental disorders, seed clinics policies are strict, only allowing a maximum of 25 children or donations intended for 12 women.
The foundation wants to demand the removal of the man’s samples from sperm banks and an order to stop donating immediately.
According to British media, the 40-something would have been blacklisted but would have continued his donations abroad, particularly in Denmark and Ukraine. The red flag would have been raised in 2017 when it was already possible to give birth to 102 children in 10 clinics in the Netherlands.
He also reached out to parents searching for home insemination online and currently resides in Kenya where he uses the alias Ruud online.
“We are taking action against this man because the government is doing nothing,” said Ties van der Meer, president of the foundation.