Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in entrance of family throughout home violence call

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a family that called police throughout a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office 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 particular person whose household put a home violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s house, in keeping with a press release of information supplied 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 other officers arrived at the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative role,” per the statement.

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together almost solely with her,” the statement read.

After she gave the officer a potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the house,” based on the assertion, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Physique 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 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 rotated to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis outside of his pants totally exposed,” the statement learn.

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

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed Officer Dominguez going through out of the kitchen along 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 again to work.

“The charged behavior is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen stated. “Regulation enforcement officers respond to our homes to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This is not the primary misconduct incident within 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 depart following the incident, the District Legal professional’s Office stated. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.