Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in front of family during home violence name

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in entrance of a household that known as police during a fraught domestic violence call.

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

An unidentified individual whose household put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was on the household’s residence, in line with a press release of info supplied by the District Lawyer’s Office.

The mother, identified within the assertion as Ms. S, the father, 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 function,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to interact nearly completely together with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a possible location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the dwelling,” in keeping with the assertion, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digicam.”

The daughter then asked 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 turned around to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants fully uncovered,” the statement read.

The mom and daughter then went to search out Mr. A, the father, and so they called 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 right 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 beyond disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our properties to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This isn't the first misconduct incident throughout the previous 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 Attorney’s Workplace stated. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.