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

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

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office 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 family put a domestic violence restraining order against him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s house, according to a press release of info offered by the District Lawyer’s Office.

The mother, recognized within the assertion as Ms. S, the father, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter referred to as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived on the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative position,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to interact virtually solely along with her,” the statement read.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the house,” according to the statement, “he managed to keep the daughter in view of his Physique Worn Digicam.”

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 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 rotated to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis outdoors of his pants totally uncovered,” the statement learn.

The mother and daughter then went to find Mr. A, the daddy, and so they known as an uncle who was close to 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 few minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went again to work.

“The charged habits is beyond disturbing,” District Lawyer Jeff Rosen mentioned. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our homes to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This isn't the primary misconduct incident inside 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 Legal professional’s Office mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.