Dwight Dickerson attended Yale University, earning his degree the same time he was working full time at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. He supported two children in the process.
Despite those achievements, Dickerson carries a stigma. He’s a registered sex offender, stemming from a 1994 second-degree sexual assault conviction. In an attempt to free himself from the state’s registry, he took his case to the state Appellate Court. In a decision released in July, the judges ruled that Dickerson must remain a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.
