Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of family during domestic violence name

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a household that referred to as police throughout a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Legal professional’s Workplace has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent exposure after responding to a restraining order name on the night of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose household put a home violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s home, in accordance with a statement of facts provided by the District Attorney’s Office.

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

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking 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 potential location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled around the residence,” in response to the statement, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Body 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 started 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 exterior of his pants totally uncovered,” the assertion learn.

The mom and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the father, and they 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 together with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the house; a couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

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

This is not the primary misconduct incident within the past 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 at 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.