Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in entrance of household during domestic violence call

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a household 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 call 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, in line with a press release of details provided by the District Lawyer’s Office.

The mom, recognized in 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 former 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 interact virtually solely together with her,” the assertion read.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the house,” based on the assertion, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digital 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 mother 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 mother a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

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

The mom 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 facing 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 back to work.

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our properties to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident throughout the past month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk through the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

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