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  "id": 12506654,
  "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-horrifying-12506654",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261007/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-horrifying-surrogacy-probe"
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  "summary": "An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant couple, Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang, have been arrested in connection with a shocking child abuse case involving 21 children, according to prosecutors in Los Angeles. The couple, both in their late sixties, are accused of running a \"house of horrors\" in Arcadia, a city northeast of downtown Los Angeles, where the children were subjected to daily beatings and cruel treatment by nannies under the watchful eyes of the couple, who monitored them via surveillance cameras. The couple allegedly recruited women across the country as surrogates, promising them they were seeking additional children for their own family. They face multiple charges including child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact, and dissuading a witness. District Attorney Nathan Hochman described the case as unprecedented and horrifying, emphasizing the severity of the physical abuse and punishment inflicted on the young children.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in surrogacy investigation, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-surrogacy",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:30:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-at-center-of-surrogacy-scandal-arrested",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-charged-with-child-abuse-in-surrogacy-scheme",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in connection with surrogacy probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-connection-with",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:22:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-horrifying",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Chinese American couple arrested for abusing 21 children, most born via surrogates, in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/chinese-american-couple-arrested-for-abusing-21-children-most-born",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:32:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}