Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu denies threatening to deport lover

The Pinal County lawman, a Republican candidate for Congress, also resigns from a volunteer post with the Mitt Romney campaign and comes out as gay.
By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times

Feb. 21, 2012

An Arizona sheriff running for Congress as a Republican denied accusations Saturday that he had threatened to deport an alleged ex-lover, a Mexican national. In the process, he also resigned from a volunteer position with Mitt Romney's Arizona campaign and came out as gay.

After a report published Thursday by the weekly Phoenix New Times, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu acknowledged that he had a "personal relationship" with a man identified only as Jose.

Jose accused the sheriff of threatening to deport him after he refused to sign an agreement stipulating that he would not disclose details of their romantic involvement, the newspaper reported.

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