Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of household throughout home violence name

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a household that referred to as police during a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent publicity after responding to a restraining order name on the night of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose family put a domestic violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was on the household’s home, in line with a press release of facts provided by the District Legal professional’s Office.

The mom, recognized in the assertion as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two other officers arrived at the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative position,” per the assertion.

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together almost completely with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the house,” based on the statement, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Camera.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and commenced rubbing his crotch. The daughter additionally allegedly witnessed this.

Later, the daughter went into the kitchen to get her mom a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

As he circled to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis outdoors of his pants fully exposed,” the assertion learn.

The mom and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the daddy, and so they called an uncle who was close to the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed Officer Dominguez facing out of the kitchen together with his erect penis in his left hand and his proper hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the home; a couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Law enforcement officers reply to our properties to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This isn't the first misconduct incident throughout the past month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk through the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative go away following the incident, the District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.