Judge takes rare step of naming Robert Charles Albon, who subjected mothers to ‘nightmare’ of controlling behaviour

Robert Charles Albon claims to have fathered more than 180 children in several countries after advertising his sperm donation services under the name Joe Donor.

Jonathan Furness KC, sitting as a deputy high court judge, took the rare step of naming him as a parent in the family court as a warning to other women considering buying sperm from him.

In a written judgment he said it was in the public interest for Albon to be named, so “vulnerable women who are interested in such services should fully understand the risks of becoming involved with him”.

Albon, an American who lives in the north-east of England, took a same-sex couple to court demanding parental rights, including being named on the birth certificate of the child he had fathered with one of the women.

  • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Rejecting his demands, the judge said Albon’s actions were “wrapped up in a veneer of seeking to protect the welfare of [the child]” but in reality, he was a man who “seeks to control”.

    Why the f#@! A sperm donar asking for rights? I’m glad the judge us seeing through all the bull. The transaction is done gtfo.

    • NeuronautML@lemmy.mlEnglish
      191·
      10 days ago

      The guy is a jackass and a narcissist of the highest order, but apparently, the couple didn’t do the donation through the proper available legal channels, which legally doesn’t clarify him as a donor. The article says

      Both women supported naming Albon. The non-biological mother said the world needed to know the risks associated with unregulated sperm donation, calling the two-year court battle a “nightmare” and a “horror story”.

      The world knows. It’s why most people don’t have unregulated donor children, because this can happen. It’s why you pay the legal fees for private donors or the premium price of fertility clinic spunk. I don’t wanna victim blame here or anything, but getting a random to donate sperm off the internet carries this exact risk and it was a very obvious oversight. What they saved in upfront money came back to haunt them and even broke down their relationship. It’s a very sad story all around.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        113·
        10 days ago

        I am guessing it is more than saving money. Fertility clinics might not legally be able to turn down queer people but it doesn’t mean they don’t do it anyway.

      • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
        5·
        10 days ago

        Legally he may have grounds but seriously hope his balls implode. Cause morally he no ground to stand on. Maybe if this was his first time but not after so many.