Judge sends warning to UK couples over man with 180 children

Robert Albon, a sperm donor that claims to person fathered 180 children each astir the world, has been named by a UK justice successful a informing to women astir utilizing his services.

A mates has revealed their "horror story" aft utilizing Mr Albon, who applied to a tribunal for parental responsibility, to beryllium named connected the commencement certificate and changes to the child's name. Jonathan Furness KC told Cardiff Family Court that Mr Albon, who calls himself Joe Donor, treats women and children arsenic a "commodity", reports the BBC.

Mr Albon, who lives successful the north-east of England but hails from the United States, says he's got kids from Australia to China. If helium returns to the US, he'll beryllium arrested for not paying kid support, according to The Times.

The American advocates for donating his sperm via "natural insemination", and "partial insemination" oregon "partial intercourse", claiming it is much effective. Allan Pacey, a Sheffield University prof of andrology, told the outlet Albon's methods are "a ruse to person sex", thing helium denied.

It is precise uncommon for a genitor to beryllium named successful a quality astir children successful a household court, nevertheless the justice felt it was successful the nationalist involvement to uncover Mr Albon's identity.

The tribunal heard that Mr Albon, who is successful his 50s, was a "stranger" to the kid lone gathering the parents for 10 minutes for a "one-off" photo.

As good arsenic wanting parental responsibility, Mr Albon wanted the baby's non-biological parent to beryllium called "auntie". Both mothers mention the ordeal arsenic the cardinal crushed for the break-down successful their relationship. The commencement parent said she suffered from anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts arsenic a effect of it.

The judgement was made successful 2023, but has lone conscionable been published. Mr Albon, the justice said, claimed helium wanted to "protect the welfare" of the kid erstwhile helium was really "wholly self-centred".

Judge Furness concluded: "They chose a sperm donor who advertised that helium would permission it up to the parent arsenic to whether determination should beryllium immoderate contact.

"There was grounds from his ain societal media worldly that Albon has indicated that to beryllium the position."

Express.co.uk has contacted Mr Albon for comment.