A couple in Southern California has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse and dissuading a witness in connection with the alleged abuse of at least 14 surrogate-born children. The pair entered a not-guilty plea at a courthouse in Pasadena, according to CBS News, a partner of the BBC.
The Los Angeles District Attorney has characterized the residence where the children were discovered as a "House of Horrors." Details emerging from the investigation describe the grim conditions within the mansion where the children, some as young as two months old, were living. The BBC's Madeline Gerber has provided further accounts of the circumstances within the home.