Emotional and Medical Toll
In the newly filed case, the lawsuit says the revelation has “deeply traumatized” the family, leaving A.P. and the man who raised her to grapple with the knowledge that they are not biologically related.
The suit also alleges A.P. was unknowingly predisposed to inherited health conditions from her biological father, estimating related medical costs at $1 million. Specific conditions are not detailed.
Her mother, the lawsuit states, endured “offensive sexual contact” and a “severe invasion of her personhood” by conceiving and giving birth as a result of the wrongful use of another man’s semen.
A.P., the filing says, will live with “doubt, frustration, confusion, and embarrassment” for the rest of her life, describing her birth as nonconsensual. All three family members require ongoing counseling, with estimated lifetime costs of $1 million, according to the suit.
Like a genetic puzzle solved too late, the lawsuit argues the truth arrived long after it could undo the harm — but not too late to demand accountability.
