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

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a family that known as police during a fraught domestic violence name.

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

An unidentified individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s dwelling, in line with an announcement of info supplied by the District Lawyer’s Workplace.

The mom, recognized within the assertion as Ms. S, the father, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter called police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived on the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative role,” per the assertion.

Dominguez started the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to interact almost completely with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a possible location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the home,” based on the statement, “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 mother — 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 adopted her into the kitchen.

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

The mom and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the daddy, and they called an uncle who was close to the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “saw Officer Dominguez facing 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 couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Law enforcement officers respond to our homes to help 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 in the course of the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

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