NORRISTOWN — “Guilty as charged,” a jury foreman emphatically declared as a Norristown couple was convicted of neglect for sending their autistic children to school unkempt and unbathed — dried feces under their fingernails and toenails — and for allowing them to live in “deplorable” conditions, including a home that was littered with human waste and fly-infested.
Michael and Bonnie Ann Gensiak, who lived in the 200 block of East Jacoby Street, showed no emotion as the Montgomery County Court jury convicted each of them of charges of neglect of a care dependent person, endangering the welfare of children and conspiracy in connection with their treatment of the two children between April and September 2024.
The children, a girl, 18, and a boy, 16, are intellectually disabled, low-functioning, non-verbal and require assistance with daily activities, including bathing, dressing, using the bathroom, communicating and cannot be left on their own or unsupervised, according to testimony…