An NYPD officer Tuesday denied  intentionally  pointing a loaded gun in a subordinate's face amid an alleged campaign of sexual harassment and refused to quit the force via a no-jail plea deal.

 Not guilty, ma'am,  Officer Quilbvio Espinal, 35, said at his Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court arraignment when asked how he wished to plead to felony charges of second-degree menacing and one count of official misconduct stemming from the March 26 incident inside NYPD headquarters.

Assistant District Attorney Jana Loeb said the alleged victim, a civilian employee, was sitting at her desk inside the Information Security Office at 1PP in lower Manhattan in the presence of another colleague when Espinal aimed his weapon at her point-blank.

 The defendant stood up, drew his NYPD-authorized off-duty firearm, pointed it toward civilian No. 2, then slowly raised it up, in line with her body, until it was pointing at the ceiling,  Loeb said.  The defendant paused with his firearm raised, and then slowly brought the firearm back down to his side, all the while keeping it pointed directly toward Civilian No. 2 across from him. 

The prosecutor said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office would drop the official misconduct charge if Espinal agreed to plead guilty to menacing in exchange for resigning from the NYPD, serving two years' probation with counseling, and completing 10 days of community service.

Espinal rejected the offer.

The alleged victim in the case, Megan Kwan, who was not named in charging papers, reported the incident the same day, and Espinal was arrested and suspended for 30 days without pay.

A DCPI spokesperson told the Daily News on Tuesday the officer has since remained suspended, though with pay, adding,  As required by Civil Service Law section 75, the NYPD can only suspend someone without pay for 30 days. Afterwards, we can keep them out suspended but they are required to be paid by law. 

Kwan has claimed in graphic detail in a related lawsuit that the incident culminated two years of relentless sexual harassment by Espinal, who has been on the force a decade.

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