INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – An Indianapolis fertility doctor is accused of using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients without their knowledge or consent.
Donald Cline, 77, appeared in court Monday to face two counts of obstruction of justice, both felonies.
The children of his former patients filed complaints with the Indiana Attorney General's Office with the intent to find out how many offspring had the same donor and other details. Dr. Cline denied being the sperm donor, but DNA tests revealed he was paternally matched to two complainants by 99.9 percent.
Cline said he may have donated his own sperm to up to 50 patients.
"It's been a longstanding joke that I am not related. Obviously I am my mom's. I don't look like anybody on either side of the family," the daughter of one of Cline's former patients.
According to court documents, Cline said he was only trying to help women who really wanted children. He did not think he was doing anything wrong at the time.
On Monday, the judge ordered Cline to stay away from his former patients and their families.
Cline is expected to return to court in October for pretrial on the felony obstruction of justice charges.
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