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California Couple Charged in Child Abuse Probe Involving 21 Children Born Mostly Through Surrogacy

A California couple face criminal charges after prosecutors alleged CCTV footage showed children being repeatedly beaten at their mansion. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Former Xinjiang Lawmaker Charged in 'House of Horrors' Child Abuse Case Involving 21 Children in California

Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang have pleaded not guilty to child-abuse and related charges involving children at their California home, where prosecutors allege abuse was recorded on cameras.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested on child abuse charges

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The Independent UK · Oct 6

Travel to US, obtain birth certificate, return to China: Author says Beijing is ‘weaponising’ American citizenship through 'Manchurian Generation'

A right-wing author has claimed that China is exploiting American birthright citizenship laws by sending soon-to-be mothers to United States to give birth, securing US citizenship for children, and those children return to China to be raised and then later return back to the US as adults with full legal…

The Times of India · Jan 24

Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

Authorities are investigating a Southern California couple after their infant child was taken to a hospital with a traumatic head injury and 21 children were discovered in their custody

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

Questions about surrogacy are raised in case of California couple with house brimming with kids

The removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Authorities take custody of 21 kids in California while surrogate moms claim couple misled them

More than 20 children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether surrogate mothers around the country were misled

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

21 babies and kids rescued after couple ‘tricked surrogates across the nation to carry babies for them’

Police investigated the couple after their 2-month-old baby’s traumatic head injury and discovered the pair had 21 children, all from surrogates.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025