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

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

The Santa Clara County District Lawyer’s Office 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 in opposition to him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s residence, in response to an announcement of information provided by the District Legal professional’s Office.

The mother, 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 at the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative position,” per the statement.

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together virtually solely with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a attainable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. While he “milled across the home,” according to 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 mom alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and commenced 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 “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis exterior of his pants absolutely exposed,” the statement read.

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

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “noticed 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 home; a few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged behavior is beyond disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen said. “Regulation enforcement officers respond to our homes to help 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 at the scene, KRON reported.

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