San Jose Police Officer Accused Of Masturbating In Front Of Mother And Daughter Who Called For Help

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Prosecutors outlined more disturbing details surrounding the arrest of a San Jose police officer who was literally walked out the door of headquarters after he was arrested on suspicion of masturbating at the home of a family who had called for help: He had been eyeing the 23-year-old daughter.

Matthew Dominguez, 32, who was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor indecent exposure charge, could face a year in jail and be placed on the sexual offender list for 10 years, if convicted. Dominguez is currently on administrative leave from the police department.

According to prosecutors, Dominguez and two colleagues were dispatched to a home in San Jose on April 21 at 6:30 p.m. The family had a restraining order against their son, who suffered from mental illness and police were called to investigate a possible violation of that order.

Dominguez took the lead.

He began speaking with the family's 23-year-old daughter.

"Officer Dominguez took interest in her and continued to interact almost exclusively with her," according to court documents known as the statement of facts.

The young woman told Dominguez where her brother might be, and he told his two partners to leave the house and try to find him.

Dominguez stayed back, court records indicate, and "milled around the home," keeping the daughter in view, his body camera video shows.

About 40 minutes later, the daughter asked Dominguez what she should do with her brother’s GPS monitor.

When she went to get it, Dominguez followed her.

The mother, called "Ms. S" in the court documents, joined them.

At this point, they were between the dining room and kitchen.

The daughter handed the GPS unit to Dominguez.

While she was discussing the GPS unit, the mother saw Dominguez "unzip his pants, place his hand inside his zipper and began rubbing his crotch," according to the court documents. "Simultaneously, the daughter saw him rubbing his crotch area."

The mother then asked her daughter to get her a glass of water, which the daughter mistakenly offered to Dominguez.

The mother again asked her daughter for another glass of water, and at that point, Dominguez followed the daughter into the kitchen and turned around to face the mother.

She told authorities that she saw Dominguez's penis "outside his pants fully exposed," court records state.

The mother and her daughter left the house and called for her husband. The daughter also called her uncle, who was nearby.

The father ran into the house and saw Dominguez "with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter," prosecutors stated.

Dominguez then looked at the father, called "Mr. A," who "promptly turned around and left the house."

Two minutes later, Dominguez walked out of the kitchen and went back to work.

At that point, the father and the uncle reported Dominguez's behavior to the other officers on scene.

It's not clear from the court documents what happened with the brother.

It was also not immediately clear if Dominguez had an attorney to represent him. He is not in custody and his next court hearing is on June 22.