A couple in New Jersey were arrested, allegedly abused and detained a child at home for years, according to Camden County prosecutors and police.

Prosecutors said Branndon Mosley, 41, and Brenda Spencer, 38, were arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and other crimes. Mosley has also been charged with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault.

Camden County Attorney Grace Grace Macaulay said the 18-year-old victim escaped from his home on Thursday, May 8 with the help of his neighbors and two days later, police were told of alleged abuse. Mosley and Spencer were then arrested on May 11.

"This is the most abomination, outrageous crime anyone can commit," said McCauley.

According to Camden County prosecutors, the victims said the abuse began around 2018, when Spencer was in the seventh grade, they resigned and confined it to their homes.

The victim told investigators that they were forced to live in dog crates for about a year and relax regularly.

Macaulay said the victim was later bound and forced to live in the padlock bathroom at home. The victim told police that they were allowed to leave the bathroom when the family visited the house, prosecutors said.

MacAulay said the victim was also forced to live in another room in the house, with only one bucket available for use in the toilet. The room allegedly had an alarm system to remind Spencer and Mosley if they tried to leave.

The victim also reported that Mosley had been sexually abused and beaten with a belt, prosecutors said.

Police also found that the victim was forced to live with dogs, lilacs and other animals in neglected conditions.

Authorities say Spencer was the victim's mother and Mosley was their stepfather. Information on their legal representatives is not immediately available.

MacAulay said another 13-year-old who lives at home was evacuated from school by Spencer's discretion a few years ago. They all homeschool.

Parents who put their children out of school only need to inform the school district, Macaulay said. The New Jersey Department of Education did not follow up on the exam’s attendance records to confirm homeschool children who are actually receiving education. Macaulay said such cases proved the need to revisit the laws.

According to prosecutors, Spencer was out of work and Mosley worked for SEPTA.

Mosley is a regional railway engineer who has been in administrative investigation since May 11, the SEPTA said in a statement.

Mosley and Spencer were held at the Camden County Correctional Institution, awaiting a detention hearing in the Superior Court.