By Ronald J. Hansen | The Republic
Congressional candidate Paul Babeu tried to clarify Monday his role at a private Massachusetts school for emotionally troubled youths in an effort to redefine a part of his background that has dogged him during his runs for public office.
Pushing back against his Democratic critics, the Pinal County sheriff filed a bar complaint against a member of Congress in his native state, claiming she improperly accused him of obstructing an investigation of the school when he no longer worked there. He also maintained he didn’t oversee discipline or education of the students.
With a 1,600-page report on a table next to him, Babeu told media assembled outside the state Capitol that Massachusetts authorities had vindicated him.
