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Ca Couple With 21 Children Charged in House of Horrors' Abuse Cas

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“COUPLE WITH 21 CHILDREN ARRESTED IN SURROGACY SCANDAL”

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“CA COUPLE WITH 21 CHILDREN CHARGED IN HOUSE OF HORRORS' ABUSE CAS”

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Topic poll · all networksIn the 2018 Turpin 'house of horrors' case, how many siblings were rescued?

  1. 6
  2. 10
  3. 13
  4. 17
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13

The 2018 Turpin case also shocked CA — and rewrote child welfare law.

David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty in 2019 to torturing 13 children in Perris, CA. The case spurred California to reform foster care oversight and strengthen abuse detection systems statewide.

LAPD's Safe Streets Bureau was built to fight gangs — not child abuse.

Created to target violent street gangs, the Safe Streets Bureau is now central to the Arcadia nanny abuse case — a sign of how large and complex the multi-agency investigation became before charges were filed.

U.S. surrogacy can cost $150,000 per child — 21 kids = $3M+

Gestational surrogacy in California averages $100,000–$150,000 per birth, covering agency fees, medical costs & surrogate pay. A 21-child arrangement could represent millions in transactions now under criminal scrutiny.

Topic poll · all networksWho bears the most blame for the 21-child abuse case going undetected so long?

  • Hospitals that missed red flags 0%
  • Surrogacy agencies, lax vetting 0%
  • Child welfare system failures 0%
  • Neighbors who saw nothing 0%

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Topic poll · all networksIn the Arcadia case, what's the #1 priority for the 21 children?

  • Permanent safe foster placement 0%
  • Trauma counseling & therapy 0%
  • Keeping siblings together 0%
  • Legal identity & citizenship 0%

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