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1 56. At some point on this same date(June 30,2021),an anonymous letter was left in the Internal <br /> 2 <br /> Affairs mailbox falsely claiming that CARDENAL was instructing Watch 2 officers not to engage in <br /> 3 ' <br /> 4 proactive police work. <br /> 5 L. Chief Valentin Improperly Publicly Discussed the False Allegations Against <br /> 6 CARDENAL, Stated that the (not-yet-investigated) Allegations were <br /> 7 <br /> "Unforgivable"and Publicly Humiliated CARDENAL. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 57. On July 1,2021,Chief Valentin went into CARDENAL's roll call(Watch 2)and also Watch <br /> 10 3 and explained that there was an ongoing investigation and that he was going to discuss the facts of it. <br /> 11 58. Chief Valentin continued the rumor that"an officer"was telling junior officers not to engage <br /> 12 <br /> in proactive police work and that the individual involved was"unforgivable". <br /> 13 <br /> 14 59. He also discussed the PRA request that led to the photos being released. <br /> 15 60. Chief Valentin then opened the floor for questions. <br /> 16 61. After several other officers asked questions regarding the PRA request, CARDENAL told <br /> 17 <br /> Chief Valentin that he(CARDENAL)-the officer that the rumors were being spread about -did not wish <br /> 18 <br /> 19 the topic to be publicly discussed. <br /> 20 62. CARDENAL then asked a legitimate question regarding the PRA request. <br /> 21 63. Chief Valentinproceeded to scream at CARDENAL in front ofmore than twentyDepartment <br /> 22 <br /> members. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 64. Chief Valentin also spoke disparagingly about CARDENAL's service as both a police officer <br /> 25 and as a member of the military. <br /> 26 65. This went on for approximately five minutes. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 66. Chief Valentin ultimately stormed out of the roll call room, slamming the door open on his <br /> way out. <br /> CARDENAL V.MY OP SANTA ANA CQMPI CASBNO. <br /> JlWI' <br />