# 'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children

https://mins.news/en/item/90748

- BBC News, 2026-10-07 22:20 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cmx236yd1nr6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A California couple face multiple charges, including abusing at least 14 children born via surrogacy—some only two months old—and dissuading a witness. They pleaded not guilty in a Pasadena court. The Los Angeles district attorney called the mansion where the children lived a “House of Horrors.”

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