California couple charged with abusing 14 surrogate-born children

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California residents Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang were arrested at their Arcadia mansion on abuse charges. Authorities removed 21 children from their custody last year. The couple is specifically accused of abusing at least 14 of those children, who were reportedly born via surrogacy. The arrests followed an investigation into the welfare of the children in their care.

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