ARIZONA: Anti-Immigrant Sheriff Accused Of Threatening To Deport His Boyfriend
ARIZONA: Anti-Immigrant Sheriff Accused Of Threatening To Deport His Boyfriend
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is considered Arizona's second-most virulently anti-immigrant law enforcement officer after Maricopa County's infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio. That's why jaws are dropping over a claim that not only is Babeu gay, but that he once threatened to deport his Mexican boyfriend. That's probably gonna cause a wee bit of trouble for Babeu's run for Congress.
The Phoenix New Times reports:
The 34-year-old from central Mexico charges that the sheriff's lawyer warned against mentioning the affair with Babeu. DeRose said gossip about Babeu would focus attention on Jose, attention that could result in his deportation, Jose says. Melissa Weiss-Riner, Jose's attorney, confirms her client's account. She says she spoke directly to the sheriff's lawyer, DeRose, about the Babeu camp's threats that Jose could be deported if he "revealed the relationship." She says DeRose falsely claimed that Jose's visa had expired. "Jose came to our firm because he felt he was being intimidated, and he was in fear for his life," Weiss-Riner says. "He wanted his legal rights protected."
It's a long story complicated with confidentiality agreements, internet tomfoolery, and Babue's alleged Adam4Adam profile. Read the entire article. You may recognize Paul Babue from his occasional appearances on Fox News and from his role in John McCain's "Complete The Danged Fence" commercial.
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