DENVER -- It sounds like a movie -- a relationship at work, steamy e-mails and now the push to have someone kicked out of the office, but it's a real life event happening in Arapahoe County.

Prosecutors are trying to determine whether any criminal charges might be filed against Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Tracy Baker for alleged misconduct and misuse of public funds and property.

County commissioners want Baker to resign but he's refusing and says he will not drop out of the upcoming election either.

Baker is accused of using county computers and pagers to send hundreds of sexually explicit e-mails and messages to an employee, with whom he admits he was having an affair.

Baker is trying to argue those communications were private but commissioners say they're county property.

Depending on a company's policies, it might be able to take a look at any e-mails an employee sends or receives. If you're inclined to send unflattering e-mails about your boss, you might want to check your corporate policies. Just because the content of your e-mail is personal and private, it doesn't mean your company can't and won't read it.

If you're using your company's computer, your employer has the right to look at your e-mails, 7NEWs reported.

"Our company policy is it belongs to the company so I assume any e-mail I send belongs to the company and is going to be read," said one viewer.

A corporation can access e-mail at any time it feels is necessary. And it's not that difficult --just a few clicks of the mouse will do the trick. And don't think you can simply erase an incriminating e-mail by deleting it.

"We can set it up to hold deleted e-mails for a certain amount of period or certain amount of size," 7NEWS information systems manager John Betancourt says.

People 7NEWS talked to say they stay away from overly personal e-mails.

Systems administrators say it is best to be aware of privacy policies where you work.