Families demand DNA tests on head of Dutch fertility clinic accused of using his own sperm to father children – Telegraph.co.uk

But Lisette de Haan, the lawyer for Karbaat's family, asked the court to respect the Karbaat familys right to privacy and countered: "There is not the slightest evidence that Mr Karbaat was the donor."

Monique Wassenaar, one of the plaintiffs, claims he told her about the possibility he may have fathered children at the clinic himself and that she has this evidence in an email, according to Dutch media reports.

At the request of the families, court officials have already seized personal objects such as a toothbrush from his home. DNA tests on these would be the preferred option, but the court could order a test on one of his legitimate children or call for the body to be exhumed.

"As a mother, this judgement won't give me anything," said Esther Heij, one of the plaintiffs, after the hearing.

"But I see at home how my son's life has been affected. He was so angry when Karbaat died, and that he was taking this to his grave."

On paper, her son and daughter were conceived by the same sperm donor. "Tests are under way, but it's not clear if they really are brother and sister."

Ms Wassenaar, 36, who also attended the hearing, said Karbaat told her he was proud of his actions: "He [thought he] was in good health and intelligent, so he could share some of his genes with the world," she said. "He saw it as something noble. He had no concept of ethics and minimised the impact on the children.

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