Tyreek Hill is currently fighting for joint custody of his four-year-old son with Crystal Espinal, according to TMZ Sports.
According to the report, Espinal has had sole custody since February 2018, but the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver stated in court documents that he has taken a more active role in parenting when Espinal moved in with him in September 2018.
However, “he alleges that after his relationship with Espinal went sideways over child abuse allegations earlier this year—he’s only been allowed minimal time with his son.”
“The 25-year-old is now fighting like hell to change that … asking a Kansas court to give him joint legal custody of the child.
In the docs, Hill says if the amount of time he spends with his son is left up to Espinal, it would be “devastating” to his relationship with the boy.
He also says under their current arrangement, his role as an active parent “is being disrupted at a critical point in the child’s life.”
Espinal demanded a paternity test to prove Hill is the father and filed documents in July asking the court to give her sole custody of the children.
Both parties were investigated earlier in 2019 after their son broke his arm, however, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe declined to press charges, stating in June 2019 that he believed a crime had taken place but didn’t feel there was enough evidence to conclude who committed the crime or to prosecute that person.
