How a California mansion filled with surrogate children became a 'House of Horrors'
Summary
California prosecutors charged Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang with conspiracy to commit child abuse after police found 14 young children at their Arcadia mansion. The couple deny the charges and remain in custody; a nanny accused of causing one baby’s injuries has not been arrested.Key Facts
- Police searched the mansion in May 2025 after two-month-old Walter was taken to hospital with a head injury.
- Prosecutors say 14 surrogate children, aged six months to three years, lived at the mansion and faced regular beatings.
- The mansion had 32 cameras, according to the criminal complaint.
- Authorities say the mansion’s address was registered to a surrogacy agency run by Xuan and Zhang.
- Xuan, 66, and Zhang, 39, were arrested again in October 2026 and charged with conspiracy to commit child abuse.
- The couple deny the charges and remain in custody, with bond set at $20 million each.
- Prosecutors accused nanny Chunmei Li of causing Walter’s injuries and charged her with child abuse; she remains at large.
- A 2024 study found that China accounted for about 42% of international intended parents using U.S. surrogacy services from 2014 to 2020.
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