WASHINGTON — To the families who knew him through the years here, Robert Dickey was a caring and accessible pediatrician who dedicated decades to the wellness of thousands of children from the District of Columbia’s poorest wards.
But this week, some of those families are reeling from the news that Dickey, 73, is in jail, under arrest for allegedly possessing child pornography on his office computer. And they are dealing with fear and uncertainty over whether their children might have been victims, too.











