She received an anonymous donation to attend college at UCLA, where she studied journalism and took an acting class.

WSJ: Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC

Anni Holden, spokeswoman for the diocese of Hereford, said the legal costs of the case to the diocese were being met by an anonymous donation.

BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

She added that, as well as Mr Conrad's donation, an anonymous woman paid for them to stay at Hollywood's Hilton Hotel for their last three nights, which was "an amazing experience".

BBC: Devon

Many parents who chose not to tell were concerned, she said, that they would be able to give relatively little information about the biological parent - as sperm donation is carried out on an anonymous basis.

BBC: Donor sperm children 'kept in dark'

While Anonymous, the vigilante hacking group, has always accepted donation in Bitcoin, more mainstream websites like Reddit and online gambling sites have increasingly begun to accept bitcoin as a means of simplifying their online payment methods.

FORBES: Bitcoin Ready To Go Mainstream With First U.S. Exchange