Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of household throughout domestic violence call

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a household that referred to as police during a fraught domestic violence name.

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

An unidentified individual whose household put a home violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s residence, in line with a press release of info provided by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

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

Dominguez started the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

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

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the home,” in keeping with the statement, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digital camera.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother 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 mother a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

As he turned around to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants fully exposed,” the assertion read.

The mother 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 “saw Officer Dominguez facing out of the kitchen along with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the house; a few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged conduct is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen said. “Regulation enforcement officers respond to our houses to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident inside the previous 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 leave following the incident, the District Lawyer’s Office stated. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.