Fertility doctor alleged to have inseminated patients with his sperm

October 26, 2017  18:08
A former fertility doctor in Indiana accused of using his own sperm to impregnate patients plans to plead guilty to two charges of obstruction of justice.

Donald Cline, 78, allegedly fathered at least 25 children via sperm donation while he was a fertility doctor.

Cline’s attorneys on Tuesday said the former doctor will admit that he lied to state investigators about inseminating the patients with his own sperm.

Paternity tests indicate Cline is likely the biological father of at least two of his patients' children, according to court records.

No other charges were filed against Cline because Indiana doesn't specifically prohibit fertility doctors from using their own sperm.

Cline, who retired from his practice in Indianapolis in 2009, is expected to plead guilty Dec. 14.

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