Judge: Sex-offender law unconstitutional

PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a North Carolina law limiting sex offenders’ ability to worship is unconstitutional.

Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour ruled that 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 church because the church provided child care.