Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of household during home 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 Legal professional’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 particular person whose family put a home violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the family’s dwelling, in keeping with an announcement of details provided by the District Legal professional’s Workplace.

The mother, recognized within the statement as Ms. S, the daddy, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter known as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived at the scene, with the previous taking the “lead investigative role,” per the statement.

Dominguez began the investigation by talking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to work together nearly completely along with her,” the statement learn.

After she gave the officer a attainable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the opposite two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled across the dwelling,” in accordance with the statement, “he managed to keep 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 mom — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and began 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 followed her into the kitchen.

As he turned around to face Ms. S, she “saw Officer Dominguez’s penis outside of his pants fully uncovered,” the assertion learn.

The mom and daughter then went to find 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 “saw Officer Dominguez going through 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 couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged habits is past disturbing,” District Legal professional Jeff Rosen said. “Legislation enforcement officers reply to our houses to assist 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 in the course of the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at 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.