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25-09-2026
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A 67-year-old Decatur man named Moses Robinson has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a rape committed 36 years ago in DeKalb County, Georgia.
According to District Attorney Sherry Boston:
The crime occurred on January 13, 1990, at the Misty Waters Apartment complex. An intruder kicked in the victim’s back door early in the morning, dragged her into the living room from her bed, claimed he had a knife, and sexually assaulted her. He remained in the apartment talking to her for about two hours before fleeing.
The victim reported the attack and completed a sexual assault examination at Grady Memorial Hospital. However, the kit remained untested for decades because investigators had no identified suspect at the time.
The case was reopened through the Georgia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Task Force (GASAKI), which was established to test backlogged kits from unsolved cases. Subsequent DNA analysis matched evidence from the kit directly to Robinson.
Robinson was indicted in August 2025, arrested, and held without bond. Following his guilty plea, a judge sentenced him to life in prison, with eligibility for parole after serving 14 years.