Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in entrance of family during home violence name

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a household that called police throughout a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Lawyer’s Workplace 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 individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s residence, in response to an announcement of facts supplied by the District Lawyer’s Workplace.

The mother, recognized in the statement as Ms. S, the father, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived on the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative function,” per the statement.

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

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

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

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mom — went to retrieve collectively. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother 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 followed her into the kitchen.

As he turned around to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis outdoors of his pants absolutely exposed,” the statement learn.

The mom and daughter then went to find 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 dealing with out of the kitchen along 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 again to work.

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

This isn't the first misconduct incident inside 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 on the scene, KRON reported.

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