More stolen sperm?

 A laboratory technician who allegedly tried to make a quick buck by stealing samples from the sperm bank where he worked has been arrested after a suspicious doctor tipped off police.

S. Mohite, a laboratory worker at Cryobank in Aurangabad city in western India, and a relative, Anil Mohite, tried to sell 101 vials of sperm to a doctor in Mumbai for around $625, Aurangabad police chief Krishna Lal Bishnoi said Tuesday.

The laboratory worker was identified as Sunil Mohite, according to another police official Mohsin Khan.

The doctor declined — then called the police, who arrested the pair Sunday, Bishnoi told The Associated Press.

"The doctor contacted police because they (doctors) usually refer patients to infertility clinics for treatment. They are never approached with sperm vials on sale," said Bishnoi.

Mohite "must have thought he would steal the sperm and establish his own contacts to sell the vials," Bishnoi said.

Cyrobank could not immediately be contacted for comment "Bizarre is the word that comes to mind," said Dr. Aniruddha Malpani. "Anyone would have a hard time selling sperm vials. They must be stored in a liquid nitrogen container. It doesn't make any sense."‘Bizarre’ case 

Infertility experts in Mumbai were astounded by the alleged theft.

Malpani said infertility clinics have their own sperm banks and that patients are referred to the clinics by gynecologists.

"An unlabeled vial is worse than useless," Malpani said.

Most clinics pay registered sperm donors about $125 for 10 samples, comprising 20 vials.

The Mohites will be charged with stealing and cheating, and each face up to seven years in prison if convicted, Bishnoi said

So is there really a big demand for stolen sperm on the black market? What are your thoughts?

Who has the rights to the sperm?

In 1997, Deon Francois and his wife Chaamel were married. After five years of trying to conceive a child, the couple went to NYU medical center for help. Deon gave a sperm sample in July 2002. However, before the process could be started, the couple split up in April 2003.

In December 2003, Chaamel presented a notarized release to NYU and underwent in-vitro fertilization. A daughter, Nazir, was born in November 2004.

Deon claims that his signature on the release was forged. The notary claims that Chaamel stole his seal. She claims that Deon knew she was going forward with their efforts to have a child.

After the child was born, Deon was ordered to pay $400 a week in child support payments. 

Deon has asked that criminal charges for the forgery not be pressed against his wife.

Deon is now suing his wife, the notary, and NYU, who, he claims, should have destroyed the sperm when he stopped making storage payments. (He claims that his wife kept up the payments until the in-vitro fertilization).

End of story- so far.


I know you all have some thoughts on this one.