Men who operated sperm bank from home basement spared jail

Two British men who netted £250,000 (€286,520) after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2010 - 12:09

Two British men who netted £250,000 (€286,520) after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.

Nigel Woodforth (aged 43) ran the operation from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage.

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