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"Ruling lets sex offenders volunteer in churches"

By Corey Rayburnyung

A federal judge in Georgia granted an injunction to a state law which would prohibit sex offenders from volunteering at church. You can read the order here. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more. From the Gainesville Times:A federal judge this week granted a preliminary injunction that overturns a provision of Georgia?s sex offender law. The provision imposed by state lawmakers prohibited registered sex offenders from volunteering in churches.The Southern Center for Human Rights challenged the constitutionality of the restriction, saying it criminalized protected religious activity. The center has a pending lawsuit against Gov. Sonny Perdue which also challenges a restriction that would prevent sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on June 02, 2009 (boomark / email).