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

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a household that known as police throughout a fraught home violence call.

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

An unidentified individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s residence, in response to a press release of info provided by the District Attorney’s Office.

The mother, recognized in the statement 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 began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to interact almost solely with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a possible location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the home,” in keeping with the statement, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Digital camera.”

The daughter then asked 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 started rubbing his crotch. The daughter additionally allegedly witnessed this.

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

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

The mother and daughter then went to search out Mr. A, the daddy, and they known as an uncle who was near the scene.

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

“The charged behavior is past disturbing,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Regulation enforcement officers respond to our homes to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident throughout the previous 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 on the scene, KRON reported.

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