Doctor Jan Karbaat, who died in April 2017 aged 89, fathered at least 49 children when he used his own sperm at a fertility clinic in RotterdamA Dutch doctor at the centre of an IVF scandal fathered at least 49 children, DNA tests have shown. Defence for Children, an organisation representing parents and children born through his now-closed clinic, said DNA tests conducted yesterday confirmed 49 children in the case are direct descendants of Karbaat. 'The results confirm serious suspicions that Karbaat used his own sperm at his clinic,' Defence for Children added. The group of suspected 'Karbaat children' dragged his family to court to force them to release Karbaat's DNA profile, which was kept locked in a safe. The Defence for Children added it was likely that Karbaat sired even more donor children than the 49 revealed on Friday.

Source: Daily Mail April 13, 2019 09:23 UTC