Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in front of family during home violence call

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a family that referred to as police during a fraught domestic violence call.

The Santa Clara County District Legal professional’s Workplace has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent publicity after responding to a restraining order call on the evening of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose household put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s house, in keeping with an announcement of information offered by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mom, identified within the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived on the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative role,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to work together nearly exclusively with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled around the house,” in response to the statement, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Digicam.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve collectively. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mom alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and began 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 rotated to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants fully exposed,” the assertion learn.

The mom and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the daddy, they usually referred to as an uncle who was close to the scene.

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

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen said. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our homes to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the first misconduct incident within the past month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk in the course of the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative depart following the incident, the District Attorney’s Office said. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.