By: Richard L. Smith
A Gloucester Township man and woman have been arrested and charged for confining and abusing a minor who lived in their home for several years, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.
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 held captive in her home for several years, and was the victim of sexual abuse.
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.
The victim advised that she 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. She explained the bare room had an alarm system that would alert Spencer and Mosley if she tried to leave.
She 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 offenses of endangerment and abuse.
Spencer, who was not employed, and Mosley, who worked for SEPTA as a train conductor, were taken into custody at their residence in Gloucester Township on May 11, 2025.
Both were remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending detention hearings in Superior Court.
Anyone with information 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.