DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Crystal Nasir, 43, of Lithonia, was convicted by jury trial of operating an unlicensed care home where disabled adults were living with dogs, rats, bedbugs, mold, the DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston’s Office said on Monday, Oct. 6.

A jury found Nasir guilty of Deprivation of Essential Services to Disabled Adults and Exploitation of a Disabled Adult in connection with the January 2022 discovery of the “horrific” state of the care home she owned and operated, the D.A.’s office stated.

Immediately following the guilty verdicts on Oct. 3, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams sentenced Nasir to 15 years to serve 10 in confinement with the balance on probation.

According to the investigation, a severely disabled 38-year-old man’s outcry for

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