{"id":488518,"date":"2026-10-07T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488518\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:58:08","slug":"house-of-horrors-california-couple-accused-of-abusing-surrogate-born-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488518\/","title":{"rendered":"‘House of Horrors’: California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children"},"content":{"rendered":"

A California pair has been charged with multiple counts of abusing at least 14 surrogate-born children – some as young as two months old – and dissuading a witness. The pair pleaded not guilty at a Pasadena courthouse, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reported.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles District Attorney has described the mansion where the children were living as a “House of Horrors.”<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Madeline Gerber breaks down the case and describes the inside of the mansion.<\/p>\n

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