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A Dutch fertility doctor used his own sperm to illegally father 49 children, DNA tests have shown.
Jan Karbaat, who died two years ago, impregnated the women at a clinic near Rotterdam.
The tests took place after a court agreed in February to release his DNA following a legal bid by dozens of his children and their parents.
Results released on Friday proved that Mr Karbaat was the father of the 49 children, said the group Defence for Children which had supported the case.
Most of the children are now in their thirties.
Mr Karbaat used his own sperm to father the children instead of a chosen donor and the legal case against him began shortly before he died aged 89.
The doctor's family fought against the release of his DNA, which Dutch media said was extracted from items such as a toothbrush locked in a safe.
"After years of uncertainty, the plaintiffs are finally closing a period and they can start processing the fact that they are one of the many descendants of Karbaat."
The clinic where the doctor worked closed down in 2009, but groups representing the so-called "Karbaatkinderen" believe Mr Karbaat may have fathered many more children than the 49 identified.
Martijn van Halen, one of Mr Karbaat's children, told Dutch news website nrc.nl: "It's nice to know for sure. It gives peace."
Many of the Karbaatkinderen have become friends after their two-year-legal fight and Mr van Halen said would be keeping in touch with some of his half siblings.
"The judge placed the interest of the child above the right to privacy of Mr Karbaat and his family," said Defence for Children adviser Iara de Witte.
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What a winker
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Engerland win the World Cup, latest ..
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When he offered to impregnate he didn't specify whether it would be bottled or draught.
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Believe there was recently a similar case in America and the only thing the doctor could be charged with was refusing to help the investigators.
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I saw this on Taggart years ago..????
It is a pity this Doctor did not have to pay maintenance for all his kids, that would have cooled his ardour. |
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Bizarre case, what was his motivation?
You can only imagine how this will have impacted the various families. |
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A record that has only been bettered by Pat Mustard.
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Isn't this an old story?
Seem to remember it from last year. Anything on Global Warming? |
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Aye Pat Mustard was the man mouse.
Mrs Doyle still weak at the knees. |
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Were they .. very cloggy babies, very cloggy indeed?
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