Los Angeles County prosecutors are seeking bail of US$100 million each for a Chinese-born couple charged on Tuesday with conspiring to abuse young children who were born through surrogacy and raised in their California mansion. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, allegedly directed nannies to physically punish the children, watched the beatings through an extensive surveillance system and coached children before police arrived to deny the abuse, according to a felony complaint. At least 14...
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TUE · 2026-10-06 · 21:59 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1006-116863
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US seeks US$100 million bail each for Chinese-born couple in surrogacy child abuse case
Los Angeles County prosecutors are seeking $100 million bail each for Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, a Chinese-born couple. They are charged with conspiring to abuse young children born through surrogacy and raised in their California mansion.
Teresa Elena Frontado,Lucy QuagginSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-06 · 21:59 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Los Angeles County prosecutors are seeking $100 million bail each for Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, a Chinese-born couple. They are charged with conspiring to abuse young children born through surrogacy and raised in their California mansion. The couple allegedly instructed nannies to physically punish the children, observed these punishments via a surveillance system, and coached the children to deny the abuse when police arrived. The charges stem from a felony complaint filed on Tuesday. The article indicates at least 14 children were involved.
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The couple allegedly coached children to deny abuse before police arrived.
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The couple allegedly watched the beatings through an extensive surveillance system.
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Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang allegedly directed nannies to physically punish children.
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Prosecutors seek US$100 million bail each for Chinese-born couple charged with child abuse.
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