"And the women never heard of birth control? I don't blame the man entirely for this situation."
Excellent point, mugwump, and great name, too!
I considered this angle, but overall it feels to me that this individual (notice that I am not referring to him as a MAN) was PROUD of his behavior as he sired all these children DELIBERATELY. Sure, the women could have made better choices, but maybe he fed them a fine line o' bullshit and they believed he was their happy ever after. Four kids in one year? Twice? Oy vey. Whole lotta lyin' goin' on.
Have you noticed how obsessed with celebrity babies the media has become? Maybe these women were trying to become the (misguided) stars of their own lives. Heartbreaking story.