
Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang were accused of using physical violence against at least 14 children.
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The investigation began in May 2025 after a report of a two-month-old boy with a head injury.
Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang, who were foster parents and ran their own surrogacy agency, are accused of using physical violence against children living in their home. The BBC reports that the indictment mentions "at least 14 children." Previously, the couple was deprived of custody of 21 children.
Xuan and Zhang were arrested on Tuesday at their residence in Arcadia, California. As CBS News reported, both pleaded not guilty.
A two-month-old baby was taken to hospital with a head injury
The investigation began in May 2025 after Zhang brought a two-month-old boy to the hospital with a head injury, claiming the child had fallen out of bed.
Staff notified law enforcement. When the police arrived at the residence, they discovered rooms where caregivers were watching over the children and were aggressive towards them.
32 cameras in the house were supposed to record how nannies hit children on their bare buttocks, kicked them, hit their hands, heads and bodies with sticks and ordered them to squat for long periods of time.
One of the caregivers, 58-year-old Chunmei Li, was accused of beating a two-month-old baby. The incident allegedly occurred two days before the boy was taken to hospital with a head injury.
The couple's attorney, Mitchell Krems, told CBS News Los Angeles that the child injury claim was a "misinterpretation" of evidence he had seen. According to him, Li was fired immediately.
The woman was previously accused of child abuse. According to Hochman, an arrest warrant has been issued in this case.
The couple's children were taken away in 2025
In July 2025, the authorities took away the couple's 21 children, born through surrogates, and handed them over to the care of the state. Arcadia police said at the time that the children were between two months and 13 years old.
Guojun Xuan faces 17 years and four months in prison. Silvia Zhang could be sentenced to up to 11 years and eight months in prison. In Chunmei Li's case, the maximum penalty is 12 years in prison.

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