buying a product sight unseen can be dangerous
Apr 17, 2016 06:26:19 #
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A man billed as a "perfect donor" by a sperm bank turned out to be a mentally ill felon whose lies on his donor application weren't uncovered for more than a decade, according to families who are now terrified for their children's futures.
On its website, Georgia-based firm Xytex described Donor 9623 as a completely healthy man with an IQ of 160 who was working on a PhD in neuroscience engineering, the Toronto Star reports.
In reality, he was college dropout Chris Aggeles, a 39-year-old man who has been diagnosed with bipolar and narcissistic personality disorders and schizophrenia and has spent time in prison for burglary.
His sperm was used to create at least 36 children in Canada, the US, and the UK between 2000 and 2014. Families discovered his identity after Xytex accidentally included his name in an email and they Googled his name.
Three Canadian families with children between 4 and 8 years old are now suing Xytex, and lawyer Nancy Hersh says she may also file suits for British and American families, the Guardian reports.
The lawsuit, which notes that schizophrenia can be hereditary, alleges that Xytex allowed Aggeles to keep selling his sperm even after problems surfaced. Angie Collins, one of the Canadian mothers suing, tells the Star that her big problem is not with Aggeles, but with the companies that sold his sperm without checking his background.
Collins—described by Hersh as the "Erin Brockovich of the sperm-bank set"—has dev**ed much of the last two years to pushing for greater oversight of the industry to make sure this never happens again.
On its website, Georgia-based firm Xytex described Donor 9623 as a completely healthy man with an IQ of 160 who was working on a PhD in neuroscience engineering, the Toronto Star reports.
In reality, he was college dropout Chris Aggeles, a 39-year-old man who has been diagnosed with bipolar and narcissistic personality disorders and schizophrenia and has spent time in prison for burglary.
His sperm was used to create at least 36 children in Canada, the US, and the UK between 2000 and 2014. Families discovered his identity after Xytex accidentally included his name in an email and they Googled his name.
Three Canadian families with children between 4 and 8 years old are now suing Xytex, and lawyer Nancy Hersh says she may also file suits for British and American families, the Guardian reports.
The lawsuit, which notes that schizophrenia can be hereditary, alleges that Xytex allowed Aggeles to keep selling his sperm even after problems surfaced. Angie Collins, one of the Canadian mothers suing, tells the Star that her big problem is not with Aggeles, but with the companies that sold his sperm without checking his background.
Collins—described by Hersh as the "Erin Brockovich of the sperm-bank set"—has dev**ed much of the last two years to pushing for greater oversight of the industry to make sure this never happens again.
Apr 19, 2016 17:07:22 #
Apr 19, 2016 19:55:09 #
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kburns50 wrote:
Hopefully this is a joke.....
Unfortunately, as it was in a health section of the news, I do not believe it was a joke. Pathetic, but it has all the signs of being a true story.
Apr 20, 2016 09:39:53 #
no propaganda please wrote:
Unfortunately, as it was in a health section of the news, I do not believe it was a joke. Pathetic, but it has all the signs of being a true story.
Goes to show you if want "real" and knowledge of "what your getting" know the person, love them and await the gift of life given to us by He above...Understand some that are involved , married etc may have problems and need to revert to these selling locations, and s such should ask those questions about the donor and get answers through some kind of true pre-screening...
Terrible to now have to sit and wonder if your child will have any of the bad traits now known of the man... :cry:
Apr 20, 2016 09:43:54 #
no propaganda please
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lindajoy wrote:
Goes to show you if want "real" and know... (show quote)
We are among the group who could not have our won children. With all the boys who have been part of our lives over the years, I consider that we have been given the largest and most wonderful family ever.
Apr 20, 2016 10:21:06 #
no propaganda please wrote:
We are among the group who could not have our won children. With all the boys who have been part of our lives over the years, I consider that we have been given the largest and most wonderful family ever.
You are a special breed, no doubt about it and i admire you and your wife for what you do...
Yes, NPP, YOU ARE BLESSED!!! :thumbup:
Apr 20, 2016 14:47:33 #
kburns50 wrote:
Hopefully this is a joke.....
I saw them interview one of the Mothers and a lawyer on the news this morning.
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