GREENSBORO — A registered sex offender pleaded guilty Tuesday to exposing himself to a parent near an elementary school in December and illegally going on the school’s campus more than 30 times.
Jerry Fitzgerald Dick, 46, of 1724-B Springmont Drive pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and 32 counts of being on an educational property as a sex offender, according to Guilford County Assistant District Attorney Kelly Thompson.
Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin Jr. sentenced Dick to 13 to 16 years in state prison.
The court also found Dick guilty of being a habitual felon, meaning the judge could give him a harsher punishment.
Dick was arrested Dec. 9 after a parent told Greensboro police that a man exposed himself to her Dec. 3 while sitting in a car near Joyner Elementary School at 3300 Normandy Drive. No children witnessed the incident, a detective said.
An investigation led detectives to name Dick as a suspect, and they determined he had been on the school’s campus more than 32 times to drop off his 8-year-old daughter from August 2009 until his arrest.
Dick was convicted of indecent liberties with a minor in 2002 and by state law was required to notify the school’s principal anytime he was near campus. Officials said that didn’t happen.
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