Topline: The teen was removed from school in the sixth grade at her mother’s discretion and confined to her home.
Published: May 16, 2025 7:30 am ET
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Brenda Spencer, left, and Branndon Mosley (via Office of the Camden County Prosecutor)
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey man and woman have been arrested and charged for confining and abusing a child who lived in their home for several years, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay announced.
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Gloucester Township Police Department were notified of an 18-year-old female who reported she had been sexually abused and held captive in her home for several years.
During the investigation, the victim advised detectives that Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since approximately 2018. Around that time, she was removed from school in the sixth grade at Spencer’s discretion and confined to her home. She stated that shortly after this, she was forced to live in a dog crate for approximately one year and was let out periodically.
Prosecutors say the victim was later forced to live in a padlocked bathroom while being chained up. She stated that she would be let out of the bathroom when family visited the residence. At other times, she was forced to live in a bare room with just a bucket to use instead of a toilet. The bare room had an alarm system that would alert Spencer and Mosley if she tried to leave, according to the victim’s statement.
The victim also reported being beaten with a belt as well as being sexually abused by Mosley.
The abuse occurred for years until she escaped the residence on Thursday, May 8, 2025, and was assisted by a neighbor. She later disclosed the abuse, which was reported to law enforcement.
Detectives searched the residence and found that the victim was subjected to living in “squalid” conditions alongside numerous dogs, chinchillas, and other animals.
Detectives learned that a 13-year-old who also lived in the home was removed from school years earlier at Spencer’s discretion as well.
Both girls were allegedly homeschooled.
Spencer and Mosley were both charged on May 11, 2025, with the following offenses:
• First-degree kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Aggravated Assault (one count)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Abuse/Neglect (five counts)
• 3rd-degree Criminal Restraint (one count)
• 3rd-degree Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (one count)
• 3rd-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (one count)
• 4th-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (one count)
Mosley was also charged with the following additional offenses:
• 1st-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Sexual Contact (one count)
Mosley, who worked for SEPTA as a train conductor, and Spencer, who was uemployed, were taken into custody at their residence in Gloucester Township on May 11. Both were remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending detention hearings in Superior Court.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Timothy Jordan of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (856) 365-3073 and Detective Daniel Ritz of the Gloucester Township Police Department at (856) 228-4500. Tips may also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Published: May 16, 2025 7:30 am ET
Brenda Spencer, left, and Branndon Mosley (via Office of the Camden County Prosecutor)
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey man and woman have been arrested and charged for confining and abusing a child who lived in their home for several years, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay announced.
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Gloucester Township Police Department were notified of an 18-year-old female who reported she had been sexually abused and held captive in her home for several years.
During the investigation, the victim advised detectives that Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since approximately 2018. Around that time, she was removed from school in the sixth grade at Spencer’s discretion and confined to her home. She stated that shortly after this, she was forced to live in a dog crate for approximately one year and was let out periodically.
Prosecutors say the victim was later forced to live in a padlocked bathroom while being chained up. She stated that she would be let out of the bathroom when family visited the residence. At other times, she was forced to live in a bare room with just a bucket to use instead of a toilet. The bare room had an alarm system that would alert Spencer and Mosley if she tried to leave, according to the victim’s statement.
The victim also reported being beaten with a belt as well as being sexually abused by Mosley.
The abuse occurred for years until she escaped the residence on Thursday, May 8, 2025, and was assisted by a neighbor. She later disclosed the abuse, which was reported to law enforcement.
Detectives searched the residence and found that the victim was subjected to living in “squalid” conditions alongside numerous dogs, chinchillas, and other animals.
Detectives learned that a 13-year-old who also lived in the home was removed from school years earlier at Spencer’s discretion as well.
Both girls were allegedly homeschooled.
Spencer and Mosley were both charged on May 11, 2025, with the following offenses:
• First-degree kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Aggravated Assault (one count)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Abuse/Neglect (five counts)
• 3rd-degree Criminal Restraint (one count)
• 3rd-degree Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (one count)
• 3rd-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (one count)
• 4th-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (one count)
Mosley was also charged with the following additional offenses:
• 1st-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Sexual Contact (one count)
Mosley, who worked for SEPTA as a train conductor, and Spencer, who was uemployed, were taken into custody at their residence in Gloucester Township on May 11. Both were remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending detention hearings in Superior Court.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Timothy Jordan of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (856) 365-3073 and Detective Daniel Ritz of the Gloucester Township Police Department at (856) 228-4500. Tips may also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Teen Allegedly Held Captive, Abused for Years in NJ Home
The teen was removed from school in the sixth grade at her mother’s discretion and confined to her home.
By Jacob Charles
Published: May 16, 2025 7:30 am ET
Brenda Spencer, left, and Branndon Mosley (via Office of the Camden County Prosecutor)
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey man and woman have been arrested and charged for confining and abusing a child who lived in their home for several years, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay announced.
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Gloucester Township Police Department were notified of an 18-year-old female who reported she had been sexually abused and held captive in her home for several years.
During the investigation, the victim advised detectives that Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing her since approximately 2018. Around that time, she was removed from school in the sixth grade at Spencer’s discretion and confined to her home. She stated that shortly after this, she was forced to live in a dog crate for approximately one year and was let out periodically.
Prosecutors say the victim was later forced to live in a padlocked bathroom while being chained up. She stated that she would be let out of the bathroom when family visited the residence. At other times, she was forced to live in a bare room with just a bucket to use instead of a toilet. The bare room had an alarm system that would alert Spencer and Mosley if she tried to leave, according to the victim’s statement.
The victim also reported being beaten with a belt as well as being sexually abused by Mosley.
The abuse occurred for years until she escaped the residence on Thursday, May 8, 2025, and was assisted by a neighbor. She later disclosed the abuse, which was reported to law enforcement.
Detectives searched the residence and found that the victim was subjected to living in “squalid” conditions alongside numerous dogs, chinchillas, and other animals.
Detectives learned that a 13-year-old who also lived in the home was removed from school years earlier at Spencer’s discretion as well.
Both girls were allegedly homeschooled.
Spencer and Mosley were both charged on May 11, 2025, with the following offenses:
• First-degree kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping (one count)
• 2nd-degree Aggravated Assault (one count)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Abuse/Neglect (five counts)
• 3rd-degree Criminal Restraint (one count)
• 3rd-degree Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (one count)
• 3rd-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (one count)
• 4th-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (one count)
Mosley was also charged with the following additional offenses:
• 1st-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Sexual Assault (two counts)
• 2nd-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child – Sexual Contact (one count)
Mosley, who worked for SEPTA as a train conductor, and Spencer, who was uemployed, were taken into custody at their residence in Gloucester Township on May 11. Both were remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending detention hearings in Superior Court.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Timothy Jordan of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (856) 365-3073 and Detective Daniel Ritz of the Gloucester Township Police Department at (856) 228-4500. Tips may also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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