US EditionTeen escapes after being held captive, abused by South Jersey couple for years: officials
- On May 8, 2025, an 18-year-old woman managed to flee captivity after enduring years of abuse by a couple—a 38-year-old woman named Brenda Spencer and a 41-year-old man named Branndon Mosley—who held her against her will in their Gloucester Township, New Jersey, home.
- The abuse started in 2018 when the girl was in sixth grade, after she was taken out of school and kept inside the couple's home under a security system designed to prevent her from leaving.
- Authorities found the victim endured being locked in a dog crate, chained in a padlocked bathroom, living in a bare room with only a bucket, and sexual abuse by Mosley.
- Spencer and Mosley were arrested on May 11, 2025, and face charges including kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangering a child’s welfare, and sexual assault, with hearings scheduled for May 16.
- The case suggests that homeschooling allowed the abuse to remain hidden, and officials described the victim’s survival as 'heinous, years-long torture' under deplorable conditions with many animals in the home.
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