Birth Certificate Names Michael Bradley Dow as Father of Sahara Ray's Daughter

Michael Bradley Dow, 38, is listed as the father of Sahara Ray's daughter on the child's birth certificate, according to a document TMZ obtained and reviewed, as reported by Radar Online. Ray, an Australian model and swimwear designer, died on October 18 at 34. Before her death she had never publicly identified her daughter's father.

Ray announced her daughter's birth earlier this year after documenting her pregnancy online, and shared photos of the baby in April and July while keeping the father's identity private. Radar reports that Dow was not prominently featured on her social media. Ray's family has said only that she died at a Los Angeles hospital surrounded by loved ones, and her official cause of death has not been confirmed.

Beyond his name and age, little is publicly known about Dow. The reporting does not establish his profession, his background, how long he and Ray knew each other, or what their relationship was. Ray became widely known after reports linked her romantically to Justin Bieber in 2016, but the reporting does not connect Dow to that period of her life. Anything further would need to come from Ray's family or from independently confirmed reporting.