California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children
An aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APView image in fullscreenAn aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California. Both sides are required to have lawyers, and there must be a written, notarized contract before an embryo transfer takes place.Explore more on these topicsUS newsCaliforniaChildrenWest CoastnewsShareReuse this content
- ▪An aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California.
- ▪Photograph: Jae C Hong/APView image in fullscreenAn aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California.
- ▪Both sides are required to have lawyers, and there must be a written, notarized contract before an embryo transfer takes place.Explore more on these topicsUS newsCaliforniaChildrenWest CoastnewsShareReuse this content
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| Publication time | Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:41:13 GMT |
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An aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APView image in fullscreenAn aerial view of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan’s home in Arcadia, California. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APUS newsCalifornia couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 childrenSilvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan had 15 children, aged between two months to 13 years, removed from their homeAssociated PressTue 6 Oct 2026 14.41 EDTLast modified on Tue 6 Oct 2026 15.05 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids, police said on Tuesday.Silvia Zhang and her husband, Guojun Xuan are expected to face conspiracy to commit…
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