It’s one of the documentary series that’s been making waves on Netflix this summer, and for good reason, the true story told there is mind-blowing. The documentary series “The Man with a Thousand Children” published on the Internet on July 3 tells the story of the Dutch fraudster Jonathan Meijer.
The latter is accused of traveling the world and tricking mothers into adopting his babies, as according to the documentary he is the father of thousands of children around the world. The three-part series, from the creators of Lover, Stalker, Killer: The Extreme Ex, lifts the curtain on the dark world of the fertility industry.
With exclusive testimonies from traumatized and angry parents who decry the lack of global regulation of fertility clinics that donate anonymously, The Man of a Thousand Children lifts the curtain on the life of this YouTuber who deceived and destroyed the lives of parents around the world. .
‘Thousand Children’ scammer files lawsuit against Netflix
The Dutch sperm donor, now 43, said he is suing Netflix over a documentary he described as “sensationalist”. Eva Jinek’s talk show on Dutch public television NPO1 Tuesday September 3. Jonathan Major, who refused to participate in the documentary, explained that the figures in the documentary are inaccurate.
The platform’s documentary claims he fathered thousands of children – as its title suggests – in addition to the scammer claiming he fathered 550 children with his sperm donations.
“550 is the number I know for sure. Everything below is speculation. That’s why I filed a lawsuit to fight these lies.”
After the case became public, Jonathan Meijer was banned from donating sperm in Holland, which he had been donating since he was 25 years old. This did not stop him, as he continued to give in other countries until 2023, and then he died after a woman complained about the risk of incest.
The court then banned him from donating sperm worldwide. If he still claims he had 550 children, the court estimates that number to be 1,000 on several continents. He denies that figure, which was also featured in a Netflix documentary that cast him in a bad light, he said.
The Dutchman claims that he is harming his children and their parents because they are recognized on the street. With legal action against Netflix, Jonathan Major hopes the platform will remove the documentary from its catalog and wants “Protect children from the media’s desire to make a spectacle out of them”.
The documentary series “The Man with a Thousand Children” is available on Netflix.
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