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

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a family that known as police during a fraught home violence name.

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

An unidentified particular person whose household put a home violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s house, according to a statement of info provided by the District Lawyer’s Workplace.

The mother, identified within the assertion 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 previous taking the “lead investigative function,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to interact almost completely along with her,” the statement read.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the house,” based on the statement, “he managed to keep 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 began 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 outdoors of his pants totally exposed,” the statement read.

The mom and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the daddy, they usually called an uncle who was close to the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “saw Officer Dominguez dealing with out of the kitchen along with his erect penis in his left hand and his right 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 past disturbing,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “Law enforcement officers respond to our homes 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 during the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

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