Court Orders Dad to Stop Having Kids

Judge James L. Kimbler, a county judge in Ohio, ordered a man to avoid having more children while on probation for failing to pay child support. The man, Sean Talty, was convicted of failing to pay $38,000 in child support for three of his seven children by five women. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton, while reviewing the case, expressed her doubts that the sentence is reasonable.

"How in the world would a judge enforce this?" Justice Stratton asked. "Is Mr. Talty's probation officer supposed to follow him around everywhere for five years?" A response was issued by Judge James Kimbler that his office would pursue a much simpler option. "Mr. Talty will be prohibited from shaving or showering at any time during his five-year probation," the judge said. "We hope this will be effective in keeping women away from him." Kimbler added that his office has also explored forbidding Talty from brushing his teeth and requiring him to speak only in Pig Latin.