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 family that called police throughout a fraught home violence call.

The Santa Clara County District Legal professional’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 household put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s residence, according to a press release of info offered by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mother, recognized within the assertion as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two other officers arrived on the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative position,” per the statement.

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together virtually 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. Whereas he “milled around the house,” in keeping with the assertion, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digicam.”

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

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

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

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed Officer Dominguez dealing with out of the kitchen 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 behavior is past disturbing,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “Law enforcement officers respond to our properties to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the first 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 on the scene, KRON reported.

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