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

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

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 call on the night of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s residence, according to a statement of info offered by the District Lawyer’s Workplace.

The mother, identified in the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter called police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived at the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative position,” per the statement.

Dominguez started the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to interact nearly solely with her,” the statement read.

After she gave the officer a potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the home,” based on the assertion, “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 mom — went to retrieve collectively. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother 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 rotated to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis outside of his pants totally uncovered,” the statement learn.

The mom and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the father, and they referred to as an uncle who was close to 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 proper 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 Lawyer Jeff Rosen stated. “Law enforcement officers reply to our houses to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident within the previous 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 at the scene, KRON reported.

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