(KRON) — A grievance towards the County of San Mateo was filed by Sheriff Christina Corpus in December.
Native media was supposed to listen to from the sheriff on Monday in regards to the grievance, however that press convention was canceled. Her lawyer stated that’s as a result of new info was found over the weekend that must be combed by way of.
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On Friday, KRON4 acquired a replica of the five-page declare filed towards San Mateo County, claiming Sheriff Corpus is a sufferer of discrimination, harassment and defamation.
Requires the Sheriff’s resignation began after a 400-page report was launched by the county’s unbiased investigator. Corpus was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of energy, and having a romantic relationship with the assistant sheriff.
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Sheriff Corpus’ lawyer, Brad Gage, stated the unfinished investigation was lacking key proof and accomplished for unlawful causes.
“By releasing the report initially, they violated the rights of Sheriff Corpus because as a peace officer, she’s protected under what’s known as the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights which includes confidentiality,” stated Gage. “So when they disclosed some of this information, they broke the law.”
The declare towards the county was filed on Dec. 3 for the quantity of $10 million.
Gage shed mild to KRON4 as to why Monday’s press convention was cancelled. “The Sheriff was unavailable because of developments going on and this is something that is rapidly evolving so there is some new information that we have received that we want to check out so we can accurately report it to the media,” stated Gage.
San Mateo County Legal professional John Nibbelin stated the declare towards the county is with out advantage and that if a lawsuit is filed sooner or later, the county will deal with the “baseless” allegations in court docket.
Authorized Analyst Steven Clark stated that is the primary time in months that the Sheriff has been on the offense. “What Christina Corpus is saying is that ‘I’ve been unfairly targeted here.’ ‘I’ve been unfairly branded a racist,’ among other things. What she is now saying is that she is the victim, and she is the one that should be making the claim against the county.”
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has positioned an modification on the March poll, asking voters to grant them the ability to take away Sheriff Corpus from workplace.
