His incurable genetic condition leads to low IQ and developmental delay which could affect the children he fathered. Mrs MacDougall spoke about how her son was struggling after being banned from being involved in some of the children he fathered. Now, his adoptive parents June and John MacDougall, both 73, have spoken in defence of James and revealed their son's donor obsession. The Derby Court judge also named Mr MacDougall in order to stop other women using him as a sperm donor.
The three mums were opposed to MacDougall's application and judge Mrs Justice Lieven has ruled he should not have parental responsibility for the children as it would cause harm to them. He signed an agreement that he did not want any contact with some of his children but applied to the Family Court for parental responsibility and child arrangements orders, allowing him to spend time with four of his children. James MacDougall, 37, advertised on a social media page for lesbian women seeking sperm donors, even though he knew he had Fragile X syndrome which leads to low IQ and developmental delay. The family of an online sperm donor who fathered 15 kids despite not telling the mums he had a genetic condition which causes learning disabilities have defended him, labelling him 'kind-hearted'.
