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.

Men who operated sperm bank from home basement spared jail
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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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Reading, BerkshirePlace: LondonPerson: Nigel WoodforthPerson: Ricky GagePerson: JudgePerson: Deborah TaylorPerson: Melissa BhallaPerson: GagePerson: WoodforthPerson: Bhalla-PentleyOrganisation: Southwark Crown CourtOrganisation: Sperm Direct LimitedOrganisation: First4FertilityOrganisation: Human Fertilisation Embryology AuthorityOrganisation: HFEAOrganisation: Fertility First
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