A British high court has ruled that Robert Albon, a self-styled sperm donor known as "Joe Donor" who claims to have fathered 180 children, cannot be legally recognised as the father of a child conceived using his sperm. Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division (the UK's most senior family court judge), found that granting Albon parental status would contradict public policy, given that he had been operating an illegal, unregulated sperm donation business and charging fees. The ruling is the fourth time Albon, a US citizen previously described by courts as "highly dangerous" and a man who "lacks empathy," has pursued legal action against families who used his sperm, raising concerns about the risks of unregulated donation outside licensed fertility clinics.