[font=Arial, serif]Japanese ‘baby factory’ dad, who may have fathered dozens with surrogates, lays claim to his offspring in Thai court[/font]
Billionaire’s son Mitsutoki Shigeta, who was living in Hong Kong when news of his unusual surrogacy project broke, says he wanted to have dozens of babies to inherit his family fortune
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 07 February, 2018, 8:49am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 07 February, 2018, 8:49am
A Japanese man who fathered at least 15 babies using Thai surrogate mothers appeared in a Thai court via video conference Tuesday, testifying in a case in which he is suing for paternal rights.
[size=large]Mitsutoki Shigeta’s lawyer said that Bangkok’s Central Juvenile Court, where the “baby factory” case that has drawn wide attention is being heard, will issue its ruling on February 20.
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Shigeta, the reputed son of a billionaire, was living in Hong Kong when news of his unusual surrogacy project broke in 2014.
[size=large]The 28-year-old man, currently living in Japan from where he testified, reportedly hired many Thai women to bear his children in 2014.[/size]
[size=large][size=large]It is not clear how many there are, with some reports saying dozens. Thai police say DNA tests have confirmed he fathered at least 15.[/size][/size]
[size=large][size=large][size=large]In 2014, reports emerged that he had also travelled to India and Ukraine to have children.[/size][/size][/size]
