Story highlights Xinhua: Kevin Garratt is indicted on charges of spying and stealing state secrets

He and his wife were arrested in 2014; they ran a cafe in northeastern China

The couple's children have decried the accusations against them as ridiculous

(CNN) A Canadian man who ran a cafe in China is charged with spying and stealing state secrets, state media reported Thursday.

Kevin Garratt was indicted by prosecutors in the northeastern city of Dandong, where his trial will be held, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Chinese investigators "found evidence which implicates Garratt in accepting tasks from Canadian espionage agencies to gather intelligence in China," Xinhua said.

The couple's children have decried their parents' 2014 arrest as ridiculous.

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