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California couple arrested, charged with abusing surrogate-born children
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Summary
Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang were arrested at their mansion in Arcadia, California, and charged with conspiring to abuse children born via surrogates. Prosecutors cited 15 victims, while other reports cite 14 or 21 children removed from the couple's custody. Authorities said the couple allegedly directed nannies to abuse the children; the couple reportedly had at least 21-25 children through surrogacy arrangements.
Left-leaning
- California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrestedCBS News · Oct 6, 3:53 PM
- Parents of 21 children charged with abuse in ‘house of horrors’ surrogacy schemeWashington Post · Oct 6, 7:57 PM
- Couple Charged With Conspiring to Abuse Numerous Surrogate ChildrenNew York Times · Oct 6, 9:20 PM
Center
- Los Angeles Couple Found With Mansion Full of Surrogate Children Is Charged With AbuseWall Street Journal · Oct 6, 5:03 PM
- California pair charged with abusing at least 14 surrogate-born childrenBBC News · Oct 7, 5:38 AM
Right-leaning
- California couple arrested on child abuse charges in surrogacy investigation, police sayWashington Times · Oct 6, 2:22 PM