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North Carolina law that excluded sex offender from church declared unconstitutional

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article reports on a notable new ruling declaring unconstitutional certain restriction placed on sex offenders in North Carolina.  Here are the details: A North Carolina law that limits sex offenders' ability to worship unconstitutional, a judge ruled Thursday. Two parts of a North Carolina general statute aimed at protecting children from child molesters are unconstitutionally vague and overly broad, Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour said Thursday. He said the statutes infringe on the constitutionally protected right to worship. The decision comes after authorities arrested registered sex offender James Nichols in March for attending a Baptist church outside of Raleigh because the church provided on-premise childcare. Baddour dismissed the charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).