Sperm donor Robert Albon 'who fathered 180 children' loses bid to be declared parent

Sperm donor Robert Albon 'who fathered 180 children' loses bid to be declared parentUnregulated donor Robert Albon, who advertises his services on social media under the name 'Joe Donor', claims to have fathered over 180 childrenCommentsNewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter15:27, 21 Apr 2026Updated 15:39, 21 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesRobert Charles Albon is an unregulated sperm donorA sperm donor who claims to have fathered over 180 children has lost his bid to be legally recognised as the father of a child born after he received a £150 Amazon gift card.‌Unregulated donor Robert Albon, who advertises his services on social media under the name 'Joe Donor', claims to have fathered children in countries as far away as Argentina and Australia. US-born Mr Albon, who is in mid-50s, began acting as an unregulated sperm donor in 2013 before coming to England in 2020.‌In October last year, he asked the High Court in London to legally declare him the father of a child, known only as N, who was born in 2021.Article continues belowThe court heard that in 2019 N's mother began a relationship with a cisgender woman, who about one year into the relationship, started identifying as transgender and later transitioned to the male gender. According to a judgment published on Tuesday, the mother's partner did some research and identified Mr Albon as a possible sperm donor.View 2 ImagesUS-born Mr Albon, who is in mid-50s, came to England in 2020