San Mateo Co. sheriff's attorneys release report blasting county investigation

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Attorneys for San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus on Friday released a report by a former judge and prosecutor that blasts the investigation commissioned by the county.

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San Mateo County hired retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, who concluded Sheriff Corpus should resign. But, this new report from the Corpus defense team says Judge Cordell violated basic investigative procedures - that she did not record interviews with witnesses, did not meet them in person, and relied mainly on a single civilian employee for the most salacious accusations without hard evidence.

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That employee claimed the sheriff was having an intimate affair with her chief of staff, had used a racist slur and a homophobic slur on another occasion. The sheriff denies those accusations.

You can read the full report here.