California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids
Summary
A California couple, Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan, have been charged with child abuse related to a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children. Authorities removed 15 children from their home and found six more living elsewhere; most children were very young, and the investigation began after an infant suffered a head injury.Key Facts
- Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit child abuse.
- At least 21 children are involved, aged from two months to 13 years, mostly between one and three.
- Police removed 15 children from the couple’s home in Arcadia and found another six children living elsewhere.
- The investigation started after a two-month-old baby was injured by a nanny shaking the infant.
- Zhang gave birth to one or two children; the rest were born via surrogacy.
- The couple wanted a large family and provided birth certificates listing Zhang as the mother and Xuan as the father.
- Surrogacy involves a woman carrying a child for others, typically using embryo transfer.
- California has laws regulating surrogacy, including legal agreements and lawyer involvement before pregnancy begins.
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