An American whose sperm donation was allegedly used to create more than 30 children, including at least three in Canada, has told police he lied to a sperm bank about his background.
Police in Georgia say James Christian “Chris” Aggeles showed up at an Athens-Clarke County police station last week and said he wanted to turn himself in.
A detective who spoke to Aggeles wrote that the man said he falsified paperwork for the U.S.-based sperm bank Xytex, and had not been truthful about his college degree status.
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The detective notes that the case is “information only” at the time, which means no charges have been laid against Aggeles.
Police said it is unclear if Xytex has or is going to file a report against Aggeles.
A lawyer for Xytex says the company currently has no comment on the information in the police report.
Earlier this year, three Ontario families launched lawsuits against Xytex and its Canadian distributor, alleging they were misled about their sperm donor’s medical and social history, which included a criminal record and a mental illness.
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Their statements of claim say Aggeles lied about his mental health history and his education – which included a claim about working towards a PhD in neuroscience engineering – when he filled out a Xytex questionnaire, but was never questioned by anyone at Xytex.
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