Surrogacy parents arrested Child abuse alleged in home

Oct 6

Kayna Whitworth reports the arrest of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan, parents of at least 21 children, most born through surrogacy. ABC describes a criminal complaint alleging they lied to recruit surrogates and directed daily abuse by nannies in learning rooms monitored by about 32 cameras. Nathan Hochman says Xuan told a nanny striking a child to strike harder. ABC gives their ages as 38 and 65. Police first investigated in May 2025 after a two-month-old baby suffered a head injury and discovered more than a dozen children under 13 in the home. Whitworth reports the latest search has concluded, each parent is held on $20 million bond, and the father's lawyers deny wrongdoing and blame a nanny whom authorities say is on the run. The charges and complaint allegations remain unproven.

Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan, parents of at least 21 children, most born through surrogacy, are arrested in the Southern California abuse investigation. ABC reports a complaint alleging deceptive surrogate recruitment and nanny abuse at the couple's direction in camera-monitored learning rooms. Nathan Hochman alleges Xuan instructed a nanny to hit harder. ABC says each parent is held on $20 million bond and the father's lawyers deny wrongdoing, blaming a nanny whom authorities say is on the run. The report recalls the May 2025 infant-head-injury inquiry; no guilt finding is established.