Couple Charged with Child Endangerment After 21 Children Found in California Home Amid Surrogacy Scam

Discovery of Children and Abuse Allegations

• 🚨 Arcadia police discovered 21 children in a large home after a two-month-old baby was hospitalized with severe head trauma.
• 👶 Security footage revealed the couple's nanny, Chunme Lee, violently shaking and hitting the infant, as well as abusing other children.
• 🏠 The 10,000 square foot, $4 million home was described by neighbors as being set up like a hotel with suites and a lobby.

Surrogacy Scam Details

• 🌍 Detectives believe the couple, Sylvia Jiang and Guo Jun Shahuan, were involved in a surrogacy scam using mothers from across the country.
• 🤰 Multiple surrogate mothers reportedly did not know they were carrying the couple's embryos simultaneously.
• ⚖️ One surrogate mother is now fundraising for legal fees after her baby, carried for the couple, ended up in foster care.

Legal Charges and Investigation

• 🚓 The couple has been charged with felony child endangerment and neglect.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Authorities found six additional children staying with family friends, bringing the total to 21.
• ❓ It remains unclear if further charges will be filed concerning the agreements with the surrogate mothers.