A California couple faces severe felony charges after allegedly abusing at least 14 surrogate-born children — some as young as two months old — inside their multimillion-dollar Arcadia mansion, according to authorities.Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit child abuse.Xuan also faces one felony count of child abuse, one felony count of accessory after the fact, and five felony counts of dissuading a witness.
Zhang faces an additional count of accessory after the fact and four counts of dissuading a witness.Both have pleaded not guilty."The number of children who were subjected to this alleged horrific abuse is unprecedented," said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
"The alleged corporal abuse of these children is appalling and revolting, especially at the hands of those who were supposed to protect them."MICHIGAN NURSE ACCUSED OF BREAKING BONES AND BRUISING PREMATURE INFANT AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALGuojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang appeared for their arraignment in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, on charges of abuse of at least 14 surrogate-born children, some as young as 2 months old, at an Arcadia mansion where they lived.(Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)An investigation was launched in May 2025 when Zhang brought her two-month-old infant to Children's Hospital Los Angeles with a traumatic head injury and severe brain bleeding, affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.
Medical staff determined the infant had been violently shaken and struck by a nanny, Chunmei Li.Prosecutors allege that Zhang and Xuan delayed seeking medical attention for two days, only bringing the child to the hospital after he began experiencing seizures.The couple allegedly made false claims that the baby had fallen out of bed.OHIO MOM OF 16 CRADLES STOMACH IN COURT, PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN SEVERE ABUSE CASE INVOLVING OWN CHILDRENSecurity footage recovered by police from the couple's $10 million home revealed widespread, sys...