A judge made a wise decision in a
rather complicated case connected with illegal use of sperm. A man sued his
ex-girlfriend, when he found out that she had secretly used his sperm to
conceive a child. The judge ruled that the woman’s actions could not be viewed
as criminal, because the man had given his sperm to her on a voluntary basis.
He found out about
the baby after Sharon Irons filed a paternity suit seeking a monthly allowance.
He was ordered to pay $800 a month child support.
Richard Phillips
accused his former lover of “calculated, profound personal betrayal” and
required a compensation for the moral damage. Irons did not plead guilty,
having said that she did nothing bad to her former lover. The woman added that
Phillips’ anguish could not be considered a reason for a lawsuit. The court
agreed with Irons’s arguments, but Phillips refused to give up and filed an
appeal.
The Illinois Appeals
Court has finally acknowledged the rightfulness of the deceived man. The court ruled
that Sharon Irons had a sexual affair with Richard Phillips to obtain his
semen. Oral sex eventually resulted in pregnancy, which is obviously
impossible, and testifies to premeditated fraudulent intentions of the woman,
the court said. The judge added, however, that it was not correct to accuse
Irons of sperm theft.
Ejaculation was a gift of the
plaintiff. Furthermore, there was no agreement that the original deposit would
be returned upon request, the decision said.
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