Stop having children, says judge, and more

A judge has ordered an Ohio man to stop having children.

Stop having children, says judge

A judge has ordered an Ohio man to stop having children. Asim Taylor, 35, owes the mothers of his four children $96,000 in child support. Judge James Walther sentenced Taylor to five years of probation, during which time he is to “avoid impregnating a woman.” Taylor’s lawyer said that the court is infringing on his client’s constitutional rights by “stepping into his bedroom.”

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