Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of family throughout domestic violence name

A Bay Space police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a family that called police throughout a fraught domestic 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 evening of April 21.

An unidentified particular person whose household put a home violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was on the household’s house, according to a statement of facts supplied by the District Legal professional’s Office.

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

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to work together nearly completely 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 maintain the daughter in view of his Body Worn Camera.”

The daughter then asked 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 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 mother a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

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

The mother and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the father, and so 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 back to work.

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

This isn't the first misconduct incident within the previous month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk throughout 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.