A child abuse investigation in Arcadia, California has taken a disturbing turn after police responding to a case involving a hospitalized infant uncovered a home filled with more than a dozen other children—and growing concerns about a possible surrogacy scheme.
It all began on May 7, when officers from the Arcadia Police Department were called to a hospital where a 2-month-old baby had been admitted with a traumatic brain injury and internal bleeding. The infant was reportedly suffering from seizures by the time she received care.
The child’s parents, 65-year-old Guojun Xuan and 38-year-old Silvia Zhang, were arrested on charges of felony child endangerment and neglect after authorities said they failed to seek medical attention in a timely manner.
But what officers found at the couple’s home shocked everyone.
Inside the residence, located on West Camino Real Avenue, police discovered 15 children—many of them infants and toddlers—being cared for by several nannies. Six additional children connected to the couple were located elsewhere and also placed into foster care by the Department of Children and Family Services.
Surveillance footage showed one nanny, 56-year-old Chunmei Li, allegedly violently shaking and hitting the baby just two days before she was hospitalized, according to police. She has also been taken into custody.
As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered another shocking layer: Xuan and Zhang reportedly run a business called Mark Surrogacy, which connects intended parents with surrogate mothers. However, local news outlets report that multiple women were led to believe they were the couple’s only surrogate—raising serious questions about deception and potential abuse of the surrogacy process.
One surrogate, Kayla Pena, said she was told she was helping a couple have a second child. She has since started a GoFundMe to seek custody of the baby she carried, writing, “This little one deserves stability, love, and a safe home.”
“There are no laws against hiring multiple surrogates at the same time,” said Kallie Fell, executive director of the Center for Bioethics & Culture Network, who is working with Pena. “But this case highlights the dark and dangerous side of commercial surrogacy.”
Zhang, in a statement to KTLA, denied any wrongdoing, saying, “Any accusations of wrongdoing are misguided and wrong. We look forward to vindicating any such claims at the appropriate time.”
Police say the baby remains hospitalized in stable condition, and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities are working closely with the FBI and child services to determine if further charges will be filed.
The case has left a community shaken—and raised critical questions about child welfare, surrogacy laws, and how so many children could have been hidden in plain sight.
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