{"id":54278,"date":"2024-07-03T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2063703"},"modified":"2024-07-03T13:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T11:33:51","slug":"who-is-jonathan-meijer-netflixs-man-with-1000-kids","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-jonathan-meijer-netflixs-man-with-1000-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Jonathan Meijer, Netflix\u2019s Man with 1000 Kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Netflix documentary focused on Meijer is available to watch now. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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A new three-part documentary series, The Man with 1000 Kids<\/a>, has joined Netflix<\/a>\u2018s long list of thrilling investigations \u2013 and this time, it uncovers \u201cthe gripping tale of a charming Dutch scammer, Jonathan Meijer\u201d.<\/p>\n

As will be shown in the documentary, Meijer stands accused of travelling the world and deceiving mothers into having his babies \u201con a mass scale\u201d, according to the documentary\u2019s synopsis.<\/p>\n

With access to a group of parents affected by Meijer, The Man with 1000 Kids \u201cunravels the twisting and turning story of this YouTuber who defrauded parents from all around the world, and how they are now on a mission to push for a change in the law to prevent him deceiving more\u201d.<\/p>\n

But who is Jonathan Meijer and where is he now? Read on to find out more.<\/p>\n

Who is Jonathan Meijer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Jonathan Meijer is a Dutch musician and YouTuber who, as of April 2023, is estimated to have fathered between 550 and 600 children<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
According to BBC News<\/a>, Meijer began donating sperm in 2007, and was taken to court in 2023 by a foundation protecting donor children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n
Meijer has been banned from donating sperm in the Netherlands since 2017, but has reportedly\u00a0 continued to donate sperm<\/a>\u00a0abroad and online.<\/p>\n
In 2023, Meijer was ordered to stop donating sperm and a court in The Hague told him to provide a list of the clinics he has donated his sperm to and to order them to destroy his samples.<\/p>\n
A Dutch court determined that Meijer had\u00a0 \u201cdeliberately misinformed\u201d<\/a>\u00a0those receiving his donation about the number of children he had fathered.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll these parents are now confronted with the fact that the children in their family are part of a huge kinship network, with hundreds of half-siblings, which they did not choose,\u201d the district court in The Hague said.<\/p>\n
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