Crime & Safety
NJ Mom Accused Of Abusing Daughter Ordered Released From Jail
Jamie Moore, 39, of East Orange has been ordered to home confinement as she awaits trial, multiple news outlets reported.
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A judge has ordered that an Essex County mother accused of abusing her "runaway" teen daughter be released from jail and placed on home confinement as she awaits trial, multiple news outlets report.
Jamie A. Moore, 39, is charged with two counts of second degree endangering the welfare of a child. The endangering charges include allegations of physical abuse and neglect, authorities said.
She appeared before a superior court judge Tuesday but did not speak. In addition to home confinement, she is required to wear an electronic bracelet, NJ.com reported.
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A criminal complaint against Moore filed in Essex County alleges that she cut her 14-year-old daughter on the shoulder, sprayed bleach in her eyes, pulled her braids out, and hit her with objects including a frying pan. Moore also allegedly sent the teen out to panhandle.
The complaint also alleges that on the day Moore's daughter ran away, she scolded her for misplacing a grocery card, grabbed her by the neck and told her not to come home until she found the card.
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Moore is also accused of forcing her daughter to log out of online school during the 2020-21 school year, and failing to enroll her in school during the 2021-22 school year when they moved to another town, prosecutors said.
Authorities said the abuse led her teen daughter to run away from her East Orange home on Oct. 14.
A month after her daughter's disappearance, Moore stood alongside a crowd of police officers and prosecutors at a news conference in East Orange, begging for the return of her missing teenage daughter.
Her tearful outcry tore at the hearts of many residents across Essex County and New Jersey, some of whom contributed thousands of dollars to aid a statewide search.
The teen was ultimately found safe.
Moore's daughter and 3-year-old son have since been removed from her custody by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCCP), authorities said.
Moore's attorney told ABC 7 that his client is battling stage three breast cancer. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 20.
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