Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in front of family during domestic violence call

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

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent publicity after responding to a restraining order call on the night of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose household put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s house, based on an announcement of info provided by the District Attorney’s Office.

The mom, recognized within the assertion as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter called police. Dominguez and two different 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 curiosity in her and continued to work together virtually completely together with her,” the statement read.

After she gave the officer a attainable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled around the dwelling,” in keeping with the statement, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Digital camera.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — 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 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 outside of his pants fully exposed,” the statement read.

The mother and daughter then went to search out Mr. A, the daddy, they usually 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 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 habits is past disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen stated. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our houses to assist 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 in the course of the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent on the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative go away following the incident, the District Legal professional’s Workplace stated. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.