DECATUR, Ga - A Lithonia woman has been sentenced to prison after a jury found she housed disabled adults in filthy, unsafe conditions while depriving them of care and exploiting them financially, prosecutors said.

What we know:

On Thursday, a DeKalb County jury convicted 43-year-old Crystal Nasir of deprivation of essential services to disabled adults and exploitation of a disabled adult. The case stemmed from a January 2022 investigation into what prosecutors described as deplorable conditions inside Nasir’s unlicensed care home.

District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction, calling the case an example of the dangers vulnerable adults face in unregulated facilities.

The backstory:

Authorities said the investigation began after a 38-year-old disabled man called police o

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