New York City top cop is hit by explosive claims he demanded sordid sexual favors from subordinate

The New York Police Department’s top uniformed officer has resigned after being accused of sexual harassment.

Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigned as department head Friday evening after the allegations were made by a female NYPD lieutenant.

On Saturday morning The New York Post reported that Maddrey had traded large amounts of overtime in exchange for sexual favors from a subordinate.

Lt. Quathisha Epps told the newspaper that Maddrey “preyed on her,” even going so far as to demand sex at NYPD headquarters.

In an interview with the outlet, she said, “He wanted to have anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex. He always asked me to kiss his penis.’

Epps and her attorney Eric Sanders said they planned to file a claim with the city comptroller detailing her allegations.

She had worked for Maddrey as she rose through the ranks from head of housing to head of patrol.

She said his sexual demands began in June 2023, when he got the top job as department head. His lawyer has denied all allegations.

Epps claims the married officer first demanded sex from her while in his office at One Police Plaza, the headquarters of the NYPD.

She said Maddrey sat at his desk with his pants open and wearing an undershirt, rubbing his chest as he propositioned her.

Epps told the outlet, “He said he dreamed of fucking me in the ass. I said: ‘but chief, you are the head of department’.

‘He was rubbing his chest, his work trousers were open. He said: ‘I’m still a ***** and you look good’.

Epps added that she was asked to go into the back room of his office, where he has a couch and a bathroom.

Sobbing, she told the post: ‘He bent me over the arm of the sofa and when I tried to back away he said to me, ‘Let me just put it in a little bit.’

Epps described the interaction the two had, in which she claimed she asked him to stop multiple times and he hurt her.

She claimed that the two had sexual intercourse ten times after their first interaction. Maddrey started being generous with overtime a few years later, she said.

She said she told him about financial problems, including the possible closing of her home, before the overtime came her way.

Epps claimed he then had her do odd jobs outside of police work, helping his “girlfriend,” another officer, under his direction.

“Part of the overtime was taking care of his girlfriend. He wanted me to go apartment hunting with her,” she added.

She also claimed that she had an apartment that he asked her to give to his girlfriend, which was registered in her children’s names.

Epps added, “I think he’s a predator. He said, ‘We’re going to save your house.’ Like he’s saving me. While he’s really just fucking me.’

According to her, when she tried to get away from him, her high overtime hours were put on a list.

On Monday, it was revealed that she earned more than $400,000 in fiscal year 2024, including $204,000 in overtime for a total of 1,626 hours in the year.

She filed for retirement after being outed for her eye-popping numbers, then was suspended on Wednesday.

In a statement, Maddrey’s lawyer Lambros Lambrou denied the allegations against his client.

He said, “What a convenient time to accuse someone of misconduct now that she has been suspended by the NYPD and charged with time theft.

‘She is clearly drowning and in the deep end of the pool with no lifesaver. She wants to take down as many people as possible. This is completely worthless and we deny every aspect of it.”

The department said in a statement: “The NYPD takes all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and will investigate this matter thoroughly.

The charges come after former officer Tabatha Foster sued him in 2016, accusing him of making persistent sexual advances.

Her case was dismissed by a federal judge in 2019, before a state case against him was also dismissed this year.

Maddrey joined the force in 1991 at the age of 20 and rose through the ranks to become chief of housing in 2021 and chief of patrol later that year.

According to him, he was promoted to department head last December biography section.

Earlier this year, an administrative judge at the department recommended dropping a disciplinary case against Maddrey.

That case revolved around a November 2021 incident in which he ordered officers to quash the arrest of a retired officer who previously worked for him.

The judge at the time ruled that the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, a police watchdog agency, had no jurisdiction. to continue the case.

John Chell, the department’s chief of patrol, will take over as interim chief of the department and Philip Rivera will assume Chell’s duties as chief of the patrol division, the department said.