2 men charged with murder, sex crimes in 15-year-old’s death

Authorities say two men have been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in the crawl space of a vacant New Jersey home.

Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor said Friday that 23-year-old Derrick Powers and 33-year-old Charles Mosley, both of Rio Grande, were charged with murder and sexual assault in Nicole Angstadt’s death.

Both men were in jail on $1 million bail. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor said it wasn’t immediately known if either man had an attorney.

Mosley was previously charged with having a sexual relationship with the girl.

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Nicole was reported missing on Dec. 1. Her body was found in a crawl space in the Lower Township home.

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