Viewers Are Calling For The Man From The Controversial New Netflix Documentary To Be 'Locked Up'

Jonathan Jacob Meijer might not be a familiar name to you.

You might have seen the recent documentary about him, come across his YouTube videos, or there's even a slight possibility of having some connection to him.

It's a remote possibility, but given that he has fathered at least a few hundred children, the odds are higher than you might imagine.

Meijer gained global recognition for his choice to donate sperm to numerous families worldwide, starting from the Netherlands and extending as far as Australia.

The new Netflix documentary includes interviews with several families who used his sperm, revealing their surprise upon discovering their children shared a father with hundreds of others.

Accusations in the documentary suggest Meijer misled families about the extent of his sperm donations.

Hundreds of kids have Meijer as a father. Netflix

He was registered with multiple sperm banks and also offered his services as a private donor.

Viewers were stunned to learn about Meijer's seemingly growing number of offspring, leading to widespread criticism of his actions.

"The Netflix doc The Man with 1000 Kids is nuts," one person wrote on Twitter, adding: "That dude needs to be locked up."

"I’ve watched a lot of documentaries and I can confidently say this one has one of the worst villains I’ve ever seen," wrote another.

Miejer chose not to address the accusations from the Netflix documentary but defended his choices in a UNILAD interview.

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Regarding concerns about potential accidental incest among his children due to his numerous donations, Miejer emphasized that he was open about his identity during the sperm donation process.

"I'm a donor for 17 years now, and I thought about it, of course, every day and it incest would be a problem if a donor was fully anonymous, because then the child will never have the option to find out," he said.

“I've never donated anonymously. I'm opposed to it. I think it's very good if donors are open.”

Meijer also claimed that society is attempting to 'cast negativity onto all donors and donor children'.

Offering a message to the children he has helped bring in to the world, he said: “I want them know that this just a phase, these people will eventually not be in the spotlight anymore."

"We can celebrate how it is to be a donor child and to be a donor or an open identity donor that's always there for his children, and that they shouldn't think that this documentary is lasting."

In 2017, Meijer was prohibited from donating sperm by a Dutch court following legal action by some of the families he had donated to. 

In 2023, he faced another court case where he was warned that continuing to donate would result in a fine of $109,000 per violation.