An NYPD officer accused of pulling a gun on a civilian employee inside police headquarters claims the two exchanged explicit messages over a two-year period, according to a court filing. Officer Quilbvio Espinal's lawyer is seeking access to the phone of Megan Kwan, a civilian employee who alleges Espinal, 35, and Sgt. Jayson Valentin, 35, sexually and racially harassed her.

Espinal's lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, claims that messages exchanged via Facebook Messenger between 2025 and 2026 contained "many flirtatious and sexual messages, referenced multiple sex acts, and posted graphic pictures and memes to each other." The filing states that Kwan, 25, joked about creating an OnlyFans account with photos of Espinal and using artificial intelligence to create pornographic representations of him.

Espinal is facing menacing and official misconduct charges in connection with the March incident, in which he allegedly pulled a loaded, department-issued firearm on Kwan. He has pleaded not guilty and was placed on modified duty, with his gun and shield removed.

Kwan, who is deaf, also alleges that Espinal repeatedly made racist remarks, told her he wanted an "Asian wife," called her his "baby momma," and boasted of his "Asian fetish," sending her pornographic and racist videos. Her suit claims both Espinal and Valentin proposed threesomes, with Espinal asking for one with his wife.

Gottlieb argues that the volume of messages—reportedly more than 200 pages—contradicts Kwan's allegations. "Her own texts shed a spotlight on the truth about their relationship and that spotlight shows that officer Espinal never would have done anything to put this sexting partner in fear of physical harm," Gottlieb stated in the motion.

Kwan, who began working at the NYPD as an intern in 2021 and became a full-time IT department employee in 2025, told Espinal she had "enough photos of [Officer Espinal] to create an OF account," the suit states. She also allegedly sent a tweet screenshot that read, “U Haven’t heard some weird s–t until u f–k a deaf girl. Sounded like i was beating a baby seal.”

Kwan's lawyer, John Scola, called the motion an attempt to "intimidate a woman who reported and armed officer and to put her private life on trial instead of his conduct." He reiterated that a "sworn police officer pointed a loaded, department-issued firearm at my client – a deaf civilian he outranked — inside their workplace, and he was indicted for it."