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New Jersey Couple Charged After Teen Escapes Years of Confinement and Abuse

Authorities reveal harrowing details of a Gloucester Township home where an 18-year-old endured years of physical and sexual abuse before escaping on May 8, 2025.

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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Gloucester Township Police cars.
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Overview

  • Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested and face charges including kidnapping, aggravated assault, and sexual assault, following the victim's escape.
  • The victim, removed from school in 2018, was confined to a dog crate, a padlocked bathroom, and a bare room rigged with an alarm system during her captivity.
  • Mosley, a SEPTA train conductor, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim and physically abusing her with a belt, while Spencer facilitated the confinement by homeschooling the victim and her 13-year-old sister.
  • Investigators discovered squalid living conditions in the home, alongside numerous animals, and removed the younger sister, who had also been withdrawn from school.
  • The couple remains in custody at the Camden County Correctional Facility as the case prompts scrutiny of homeschooling oversight and child welfare systems.