Dutchman who fathered up to 550 children around the world is STILL donating sperm

A Dutchman who fathered at least 550 children before being charged with fear of incest still donates sperm and now wants a family of his own.

The children of Jonathan Jacob Meijer are spread all over the world. There are about 375 in the Netherlands, 80 in Germany, 35 in Belgium, four in Argentina and two in Australia.

His paternity began in 2007, when Meijer, 42, registered as a sperm donor at 11 clinics and at the Cryos Sperm Bank. He also joined Facebook groups for women and couples who want children but are unable to have children.

Over the years, Meijer has lied to everyone. He told every clinic that he would donate exclusively there, and he told every mother-to-be that he had “only” about 10 children.

Earlier this year, he was ordered to stop donating sperm to prospective parents or face a huge fine. When asked by the German media why he wants so many children, Meijer replied: ‘I want to do something meaningful with my life.’

He added, “Yes, I lied to the women. That was wrong. I wanted to help them.’

In his online profile, Meijer allegedly claimed he resembled Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Chris Hemsworth, and Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant.

Julia – who wanted to start a family with her wife Ida – told the Daily Mail in March that she actually made him look more like a Viking.

Many mothers of children conceived with his sperm have furiously condemned Meijer after learning of his donation addiction.

Mothers – with lookalike children with blond curly hair and piercing blue eyes – began to meet by chance. Some started online groups to find other women who had also used the same samples.

Of those, 157 joined a Facebook support group called “Donor Child 102 JJM.”

When Meijer was asked by the German media about his hundreds of children, he replied: ‘I like to meet them. But emotionally they feel more like my cousins.

“Otherwise it would be too much for me.”

Meijer himself is one of eight siblings. He has worked as a social studies teacher, postman and cryptocurrency advisor.

Cryos’ sperm bank sold his donations for around £1,100 each, but Meijer claims he donates his sperm for free. He told German media: “I don’t ask for anything, but sometimes I get 64 pounds, a plane ticket or a camera as a gift.”

A mother of a child conceived with Meijer’s sperm sued the Dutchman in April, arguing that his actions have increased the risk of incest.

Eva, the Dutch woman at the center of the lawsuit, had a child by Mr Meijer in 2018 and said it made her ‘nauseous’ when she found out he had fathered so many other children.

Earlier this year, she said: ‘If I had known he had fathered more than 100 children, I would never have chosen him. When I think about the consequences this could have for my child, my stomach hurts.

“Many mothers have told him to stop, but nothing helps. So going to court is the only option I have to protect my child.’

A civil court in The Hague ruled that he is no longer allowed to donate his sperm. If he does so again, he will be fined 100,000 euros.

The complainant received support from the organization Donorkind, whose CEO, 44-year-old Ties van der Meer, is himself a donor-conceived child.

Donor child’s lawyer, Mark de Hek, said earlier this year: ‘This behavior is dangerous for the mental well-being and health of donor children. By preferring his reproductive urge, the donor is acting unlawfully.

“Moreover, he violates the agreements with the clinics and with the prospective parents, because they trusted his promise that he would father a maximum of 25 children.”

Van der Meer has spoken of concerns that Mr Meijer’s children might meet and even fall for each other in their teens – unaware that they are biologically brother and sister. The chance is small, but not impossible.

With 17.5 million inhabitants, the Netherlands is a small country. In 2020, just under 12 percent (about 2.1 million) were in the 15-24 age group.

Van der Meer, who himself fathered 18 children through sperm donations, told German media: ‘What Meijer is doing is irresponsible.

“According to the verdict, he has 550 children. I’m afraid he wants to set a record and already has 1,000 children today.’

If Meijer really has 1,000 children, he would be second only to Mongol leader Genghis Khan, who is said to have fathered up to 2,000 children.

Incredibly, Meijer continues to donate sperm, but, he claims, only to women who already have a child from him and want another one, which the recent verdict allows.

Earlier this month he ‘helped’ a Dutch woman and this week he will fly to Serbia and Italy to visit the mothers of some of his children.

Meijer told German media that one day he wants to raise children himself. He said, “I want to start a family, dream of five children.”