Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of household during domestic violence name

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a household that referred to as police throughout a fraught domestic 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 call on the night of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose family put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s house, according to a statement of information offered by the District Lawyer’s Workplace.

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

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

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

After she gave the officer a potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled around the home,” in line with the assertion, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digicam.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mom — went to retrieve together. 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 mom a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly followed her into the kitchen.

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

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

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

“The charged conduct is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen said. “Legislation enforcement officers respond to our houses to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the first misconduct incident throughout the previous 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 Attorney’s Workplace said. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.