THURSDAY, April 25, 2024
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DNA shows Japanese fathered 15 surrogate babies: Thai police

DNA shows Japanese fathered 15 surrogate babies: Thai police

A DNA test of a Japanese man embroiled in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand shows that he is the biological father of at least 15 babies, police said Wednesday.

But his motives remained a mystery two weeks after the discovery of nine babies in a Bangkok apartment triggered a human trafficking probe.
 
The alleged father, who is reported by Japanese media to be the son of an IT millionaire, has left Thailand but voluntarily sent the DNA sample to try to clear his name.
 
"It is confirmed that he is the father of all the babies -- the 15 babies that we checked," Thai police doctor Lieutenant General Jongjate Aojanepong told AFP after the preliminary result.
AFP
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