Sex Offenders Sue Over Signs Discouraging Trick-or-Treaters

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Three sex offenders in a Georgia county are suing the sheriff over signs warning families not to trick-or-treat at the offenders’ homes. The signs read…’STOP…WARNING…NO TRICK OR TREAT AT THIS ADDRESS!!” News outlets report the lawsuit filed in federal court asks Butts County Sheriff Gary Long to stop putting the signs in the yards of convicted sex offenders. Long has said the signs comply with a state law that forbids sex offenders from participating in Halloween. Georgia Law already prohibits registered sex offenders from placing Halloween decorations on their property.