

A couple from Gloucester Township, New Jersey, allegedly kept a teen captive and abused her for seven years before she escaped, in what authorities are describing as a “despicable” and “heartbreaking” case.
Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested over the weekend, days after the victim, Spencer’s daughter, escaped their home.
The teen, now 18, had allegedly been abused since 2018, when she was removed from school before starting seventh grade and was confined to her home, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said at a news conference Wednesday.
Removing the victim from school “helped hide the heinous, years-long torture” that she suffered, the prosecutor said.
The pair has been charged with several counts, including kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons charges, officials said. Mosley, who worked as a train conductor, allegedly also sexually abused the victim, who was beaten with a belt. He was charged with several counts of sexual assault.