Bay Area cop charged with masturbating in entrance of family during domestic violence call

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

The Santa Clara County District Lawyer’s Workplace 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 particular person whose family put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was on the family’s residence, based on an announcement of info offered by the District Attorney’s Office.

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

Dominguez started the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to interact nearly solely together with her,” the assertion read.

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

The daughter then requested 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 started rubbing his crotch. The daughter additionally allegedly witnessed this.

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

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

The mom and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the daddy, 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 right hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the house; a few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen said. “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 within the past month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk through 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 Office mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.