# California couple accused of abusing at least 14 surrogate-born children

https://mins.news/en/item/90829

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-08 05:27 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cr4g1w328qxqo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang are accused of abusing at least 14 children born through surrogacy and obstructing witnesses. Police previously removed 21 children from their Arcadia home. The couple pleaded not guilty in a Pasadena court.

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