Rogue sperm donor who says he's fathered 180 children won't be on child's birth certificate

Rogue sperm donor who says he's fathered 180 children won't be on child's birth certificate30 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGemma DunstanBBC Wales InvestigatesInstagram/Robert AlbonRobert Albon has documented locations around the world where he has travelled to donate spermA prolific sperm donor who claims to have fathered 180 children around the world will not be able to have his name on one of his children's birth certificates.Robert Albon, who calls himself Joe Donor and advertises on Facebook and Instagram, offers sperm donation in several unlicensed ways.He made a declaration of parentage application to the Family Court after discovering a couple he donated sperm to had named the mother's partner as the father on the baby's birth certificate.The Family Court's top judge, Sir Andrew McFarlane, dismissed Albon's application and said "the facts of this case are extreme". It is agreed that Albon, who is originally from the United States and in his 50s, is the biological father of the child in this case. The child's mother was in a lesbian relationship at the time of conception, but not married.The couple paid Albon £100 in cash and a £150 Amazon gift card before she got pregnant via artificial insemination.By the time the child was born, the mother's partner had begun identifying as a trans man and was registered on the birth certificate as the father.The pair never wanted Albon to play any part in the child's life, but said they would eventually explain the child's roots in an age-appropriate way.Instagram/Robert Charles AlbonRobert Albon posts pictures online as he travels the country to donate spermIt is extremely rare for a parent in a Family Court case to be publicly named, in order to protect children from being identified.However, BBC Wales made a successful application to lift the restriction on naming Albon, citing public interest.He advertises openly on Facebook and Inst...