Church offers adults-only service for sex offenders banned from being near children

A Wisconsin church has started holding special adults-only services so convicted sex offenders can come to worship without violating their parole.

The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Madison launched the biweekly services, for sex offenders who legally cannot be where children are present, late last month as part of its prison ministry project.

However, none of the targeted audience turned up for the first adults-only service, although other parishioners showed [...]