Controversy as Cheryl branded ‘sperm bandit’ by Fathers4Justice
A tweet by Fathers4Justice has caused controversy after the campaign branded singer and TV personality Cheryl a ‘sperm bandit’ after she announced she wanted two more children using a sperm donor from abroad. F4J founder Matt O’Connor said in the tweet that Cheryl was denying children their human rights to a father. The group had […]
Fathers4Justice calls for all sexist abuse, including misandry, to be classed as a hate crime
Campaign group Fathers4Justice (F4J) today called for all sexist abuse, including misandry, to be classed as a hate crime. Speaking to The Herald in Scotland and Scottish Legal News, F4J founder Matt O’Connor said calls by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson MP, to make misogyny a hate crime risks stereotyping men as perpetrators and women as […]
Fathers4Justice say government is failing separated dads in suicide epidemic
Fathers4Justice say government policies are driving countless separated dads into depression and putting them at risk of emotional harm and suicide. On World Suicide Prevention Day, the campaign group say the government has ignored repeated warnings that separated dads are not only a critical at risk group, but that government policy has put them at […]
Abused husband rigged camera to film wife BEATING him because he feared police wouldn’t believe he was a battered husband
An abused dad set up a spy camera in his own home to film his drunken wife beating him up because he feared police would never believe he was a battered husband. Neil Tweedy, 45, had secretly endured over a decade of physical abuse at the hands of his school teacher spouse Helen. The assaults […]
Why Parental Alienation IS child abuse
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice Parental alienation (PA) is an increasing and worrying feature in many cases we manage. It involves a child irrationally rejecting one parent (normally the father) after parental separation, without legitimate reason, and is characterised by extreme withdrawal or contempt. Children are alienated through the abusive conduct of the primary carer […]
Statement: Danny Cole
We have been made aware of a number of false and malicious allegations about F4J made by Danny Cole on his Twitter account @ChildNeedFather. For the record, Mr Cole never joined or registered with F4J for advice. He was given pro-bono, goodwill advice, on an ad hoc basis over a short period of time about […]