Sperm donor who fathered 15 children with lesbian mums hid inheritable condition
court in Derby heard.This was despite him being aware he could pass on Fragile X, a genetic condition that can cause learning disabilities, facial disfigurement and cognitive impairment, according to an exclusive report from the Daily Mail.The condition means MacDougall would not be able to donate sperm through an official donation clinic.He had brought a case to Family Court in an attempt to gain parental access to four of the children born from these arrangements.One 25-year-old woman named only as SW had two children now aged two and three from MacDougall after contacting him through an advert, with her first-born currently non-verbal and showing 'challenging' behaviour.The court heard that the woman had difficulty reading a complex legal contract she signed for him and did not look at the section where he mentioned Fragile X without giving an explanation of the condition.She made contact with him soon after the child's birth and after a number of visits he eventually moved in to her house during the first national lockdown in early 2020, before being asked to leave in June 2020.
During his time at the house he reportedly made sexual comments towards the mum and showered with the child at least twice.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Judge Mrs Justice Lieven described MacDougall as a "complex person" who had learning difficulties and was autistic spectrum and suffered from a 'profound lack of insight'."I do not consider that JM has any self-control over his feelings of anger and frustration", she added.MacDougall was refused access to their children, and the judge took the unusual step of naming him publicly in order to.
