SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- An explosive 400-page report on San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus was released by an independent investigator on Nov. 12, 2024.
The report laid out a damning case against the sheriff, who's accused of fostering a culture of intimidation and retaliation and having an inappropriate intimate relationship with her chief of staff. Here's a timeline of events that lead up to and followed the release of that explosive report: July 6, 2021 Christina Corpus officially announces she is running for sheriff of San Mateo County In a post on her campaign's Facebook page , Corpus said: "I believe that transparency and integrity should be the foundation of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. I will not hesitate to share our mistakes as well as our accomplishments with the communities we serve.
By building an honest relationship with the residents of San Mateo County, we can help renew trust in law enforcement." September 2021 Hints of a relationship between Christina Corpus and Victor Aellne come to light According to the independent report , several former and current sworn and civilian employees described incidents that point to Corpus and Victor Aellne having a personal relationship as far back as Sept. 2021, including: A civilian employee who saw a text message on Corpus' phone from Aellne that read, "Baby, I love you, I miss you so much.
" A civilian employee who saw Corpus and Aellne sitting together on a couch in Corpus' office giving each other.