Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in front of family throughout domestic 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 name.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’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 individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was on the household’s home, in keeping with a statement of info supplied by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

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

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to work together virtually exclusively along with her,” the statement learn.

After she gave the officer a potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the residence,” in line with the statement, “he managed to keep 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 together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and commenced rubbing his crotch. The daughter also 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 rotated to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis outside of his pants absolutely uncovered,” the statement learn.

The mother and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the father, they usually known 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 with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the house; a couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

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

This isn't the primary misconduct incident inside the previous month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk throughout the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at the scene, KRON reported.

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