A New York police officer pointed a loaded gun at a female colleague's face inside NYPD headquarters after months of sexual harassment, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The suit details a pattern of abuse involving racist and pornographic messages, and alleges a supervisor participated in the harassment and later pressured the victim to drop charges.
- Officer Quilbvio Espinal allegedly aimed his gun at Megan Kwan on March 26, then left it unattended in a desk drawer. - The harassment included daily sexualized comments about Kwan being Asian, racist videos, and mocking her hearing disability.
- Lt. Jayson Valentin is accused of joining the abuse and sending explicit images; he has not been disciplined.
- Kwan says supervisors pressured her to not cooperate with prosecutors; she is seeking damages and a jury trial.