Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of household throughout home violence call

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

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 evening of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was on the household’s dwelling, in line with a press release of facts supplied by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mother, identified in the statement as Ms. S, the father, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter referred to 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 speaking to the daughter.

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

After she gave the officer a possible location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled across the home,” in keeping with the statement, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Camera.”

The daughter then asked 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 mom 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 mother a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

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

The mom and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the father, and they referred to as an uncle who was near the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed 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 home; a few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged behavior is beyond disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Legislation enforcement officers reply to our houses to assist 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 in the course of the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

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