GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man and woman have been charged in Gloucester Township after an 18-year-old woman told authorities she had been confined and abused in their home for years, according to a release from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Gloucester Township Police.
Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested Sunday after the victim escaped the residence on Thursday and reported the alleged abuse. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Gloucester Township Police began investigating after the woman said she had been held captive and sexually assaulted over a period of several years.
The victim told investigators that she was removed from school in the sixth grade around 2018 and was then kept inside the home. She described being forced to live in a dog crate for about a year, only allowed out periodically. Later, she said, she was chained up inside a padlocked bathroom, only released when family visited the house.
At other times, the victim stated she was held in a bare room with only a bucket and a security system designed to alert Spencer and Mosley if she attempted to leave. She also reported being beaten with a belt and sexually abused by Mosley, according to law enforcement.
Detectives said the victim fled the home on May 8 and received help from a neighbor. After her report, police searched the property and confirmed she had been living in unsanitary conditions alongside dogs, chinchillas, and other animals.
Second child found at residence, couple face multiple charges
Authorities also discovered a 13-year-old girl in the home who had similarly been removed from school and allegedly homeschooled by Spencer. Both children had been isolated from outside contact, according to investigators.
On May 11, Spencer and Mosley were each charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree aggravated assault, conspiracy, child endangerment, and multiple third- and fourth-degree offenses including criminal restraint and unlawful weapon possession.
Mosley faces additional charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child due to sexual contact. He is employed by SEPTA as a train conductor. Spencer is unemployed.
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