A man from Derbyshire who has allegedly fathered more than 160 children says he is “busier than ever” as he nears his 70th birthday.
Clive Jones, 69, claims he is one of the world’s most prolific sperm donors.
He uses social media to find people looking for a donor, posting into Facebook groups to advertise his services.
His activities echo hit documentaries like Netflix’s The Man with 1000 Kids.
But an expert has warned about the risks unofficial donors including sexual transmitted diseases (STD) and legal issues.
Mr Jones, from Burton-on-Trent, said: “My journey as a sperm donor has been amazing.
“I’m 70 this September but it doesn’t look like I’ll be giving up anytime soon.
“I’m busier than ever and I’ve had five pregnancies this year so far.
“I feel sorry for the young ladies having to have such an old man come to their door.
“I don’t know why but Stoke is by far my busiest area, I would guess I’m up to 15 there.”
Mr Jones also claims that he is averaging one child per month and that it could take him only more two years to get to the milestone of having 200 children.
In UK law an individual can only donate to a maximum of 10 families through official processes.
He uses multiple Facebook accounts, also going under the name Carl Anderson to post on unofficial sperm donation groups – some of which have up to 10,000 members.
Now a health expert has warned of the dangers of using unofficial sperm donor.
Karen Pooley, 49, is the andrology lead at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
She said: “There are reasons why people may choose to use unregulated donation.
It could be people don’t want their child to look for their genetic parent and this makes it harder.
“Cost is a big issue too but some people just don’t want the officialness of regulated clinics.
“But recipients don’t question the quality of what they are getting and there is the obvious danger of STDs.
“It can also become unclear in law who is responsible for the child, whereas where official channels are used there are clear laws.”
This week a Middlesbrough family court ruled that a man who claims to have over 180 donor received children can not have custody of one of them.
Ms Pooley also added: “I’m sure many of the men donating have good intentions but they do not think about the psychological impact that their actions have on their donor received children.
“There is some research starting to come out about it but think about it, how would you feel if you had hundreds of siblings out there that you didn’t know?
“These donors are selfish.
“It’s difficult to legislate though as people have freedom of choice.
“It’s about educating people on this issue.”
To find out more about official sperm donation and find centres visit: https://www.hfea.gov.uk/
