San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, in the wake of a report accusing her of committing misdemeanors and making racist comments, said in a memo to her employees today that she’s not going anywhere.
She said she is still “processing” the report that was commissioned by the Board of Supervisors and written by retired judge LaDoris Cordell.
Corpus refused Cordell’s invitation to be interviewed by Cordell. But Corpus wrote in her memo today that she is “completely baffled, shocked and dismayed about the inquiry and its many falsehoods.”
“Amidst all this noise, there is one thing that is certain. I am here to stay.”
Cordell said in the report: “On July 13, 25, 2022 and Aug. 15, 2022, Sheriff Corpus sent the civilian employee (#3) text messages criticizing a local City Council member by calling her ‘Fuzz Bumper,’ a homophobic slur directed at lesbians.”
In fact, Cordell included a copy of the text message of Corpus using the derogatory term (see above).
Cordell also said in the report: “In January or February 2022, a civilian employee (#3) watched a Zoom meeting in her Millbrae office in which then-Sheriff Bolanos and County Executive Callagy were discussing a matter that may have had to do with ICE. The civilian employee’s screen was muted as she watched the meeting. Then-Capt. Corpus walked into the employee’s office, stood behind her, looked at the screen and uttered near the civilian employee’s ear, ‘N—–‘ at Sheriff Bolanos — twice. The civilian employee’s adult son is biracial—(African American/Caucasian) and identifies as African American. Corpus knows her son because he volunteered for Corpus’ campaign for Sheriff. The civilian employee was stunned and upset yet remained silent out of fear of retaliation.”
In today’s memo to her staff, Corpus said: “Claims that I am a racist and a homophobic are not true. I have never and would never use those words. I respect and show compassion towards all people and this hurts me deeply.”
Corpus concludes her memo by reminding her employees that the Sheriff’s Office has a therapist, Courtney Hughes, who is available to them 24/7.
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