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California couple arrested, charged with abusing surrogate-born children

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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.

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