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New Jersey Couple Indicted for Seven-Year Captivity and Abuse of Teen Daughter

The teenager, confined since 2018, escaped last week with a neighbor's help; her mother and stepfather now face charges including kidnapping and sexual assault.

Le couple qui a séquestré la jeune fille a notamment été inculpé d’enlèvement, séquestration, agression et association de malfaiteurs.
La police a été informée de cette affaire sordide deux jours plus tard et le couple a été arrêté le lendemain

Overview

  • Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested and formally indicted on kidnapping, sexual assault, false imprisonment, and child endangerment charges.
  • The victim, now 18, was withdrawn from school in 2018 and subjected to years of abuse, including confinement in a dog cage and being chained in locked rooms.
  • Motion detectors were used by the couple to monitor her movements and prevent her from escaping during her captivity.
  • The teenager escaped on May 8, 2025, with the assistance of a neighbor, leading to police intervention and the couple's arrest three days later.
  • The case has drawn comparisons to the Natascha Kampusch captivity in Austria, highlighting the challenges of uncovering long-term abuse concealed within families.