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

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a family that referred to as police during 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 evening of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose household put a domestic violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s home, in accordance with a statement of details offered by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mom, identified within the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, 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 position,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together nearly exclusively together with her,” the statement learn.

After she gave the officer a attainable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled around the dwelling,” in accordance with the assertion, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Body Worn Camera.”

The daughter then asked 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 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 turned around to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants absolutely uncovered,” the assertion learn.

The mom and daughter then went to search 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 proper hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the house; a few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

“The charged behavior is beyond disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Law enforcement officers respond to our houses to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This isn't 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 during the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

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