Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of household throughout domestic violence name

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

The Santa Clara County District Lawyer’s Workplace has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent exposure 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 residence, in response to a press release of facts supplied by the District Attorney’s Office.

The mom, identified in the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived at the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative role,” per the assertion.

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to interact nearly exclusively along with her,” the assertion read.

After she gave the officer a attainable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the house,” according to the statement, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Camera.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve collectively. 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 followed her into the kitchen.

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

The mom and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the father, and they known as an uncle who was near the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “saw Officer Dominguez going through out of the kitchen together 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 past disturbing,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Legislation enforcement officers reply to our properties to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the first misconduct incident inside the past 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 depart following the incident, the District Lawyer’s Workplace stated. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.