Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of household during home violence call

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a household that called police during a fraught home 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 call on the night of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose family put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s residence, in response to an announcement of information supplied by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

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

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to work together almost exclusively along with her,” the assertion 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 residence,” in line with the assertion, “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 mom — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and started rubbing his crotch. The daughter also allegedly witnessed this.

Later, the daughter went into the kitchen to get her mom a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly followed her into the kitchen.

As he rotated to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants fully exposed,” the assertion learn.

The mother and daughter then went to search out Mr. A, the daddy, and they referred to as an uncle who was near the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “saw Officer Dominguez facing 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 behavior is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Legislation enforcement officers reply to our properties 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 during the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative go away following the incident, the District Lawyer’s Office mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.