A San Jose police officer was arrested Thursday and charged with indecent publicity after he allegedly was caught masturbating in a household’s dwelling whereas he was responding to a disturbance name.
Officer Matthew Dominguez, 32, was arrested Thursday and will likely be arraigned on a misdemeanor indecent publicity cost on June 22 at 9 a.m. within the Corridor of Justice, in keeping with a Santa Clara County District Legal professional’s Workplace information launch. If convicted, Dominguez might face a yr in jail and be positioned on the sexual offender listing for a decade. He's on paid administrative depart from the police division. Dominguez has been on the drive for 4 years.
“The charged conduct is past disturbing,” mentioned District Legal professional Jeff Rosen. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our properties to assist crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”
On April 21, Dominiguez responded to a name that a mentally unwell member of the family was being violent, authorities mentioned. He went to a house with two different officers.
Dominiguez allegedly despatched the opposite officers away to search out the topic of the preliminary name and started touching himself in entrance of two of the household’s feminine members, in keeping with prosecutors. He additionally uncovered himself to the mom, authorities mentioned.
The victims fled and reported Dominiguez’s alleged conduct to 2 different male kin, authorities mentioned, and one additionally reporting seeing the officer exposing himself within the eating space.
The San Jose Police Division launched video of Chief of Police Anthony Mata strolling Dominguez out of the interior affairs workplace Thursday.
“Final week I mentioned that when an Officer violated the general public’s belief or engages in felony conduct I might personally stroll that Officer out the door. Right this moment I did it,” Mata mentioned in a press release.
Anybody with extra extra details about this case can contact Legal Investigator Christina Hanks at 408-792-2851 on the Santa Clara County District Legal professional’s Workplace.