NJ Couple Charged in Seven-Year Captivity, Abuse Case

Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, of Gloucester Township, New Jersey, were arrested after an 18-year-old woman escaped their home, revealing she had been held captive and abused for seven years. The abuse began in 2018 when she was withdrawn from school in sixth grade, then forced to live in a dog crate, chained in a padlocked bathroom, and later confined to a bare room with a bucket as a toilet, all monitored by an alarm system. The victim reported beatings and repeated sexual assaults by Mosley, who worked as a SEPTA train conductor, while Spencer was unemployed. Detectives found the residence in squalid conditions, also housing a 13-year-old girl who had been withdrawn from school, along with numerous animals. Both girls were believed to have been homeschooled during their captivity. Spencer and Mosley face multiple charges, including kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal restraint, and multiple counts of sexual assault for Mosley, as authorities praised the victim's bravery.