New York Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey resigned after being accused of demanding sex from a subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn money extrathe department announced this Saturday.
Maddrey, the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the police force, presented on Friday night his resignation before the New York Police Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, who accepted it on Friday night. “The New York Police Department takes all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and will thoroughly investigate this matter,” the statement states. John Chell, Chief of Patrol of the department, will assume leadership of the Police on an interim basis, the note details.
The diary New York Post published this Saturday an exclusive interview with Lieutenant Quathisha Epps, who denounces that Maddrey took advantage of her position to force her to have sexual relations at the Police headquarters in exchange for paying overtime.
According to Epps, when she rejected the Police Chief’s orders, he retaliated and opened an investigation against the lieutenant, alleging that she was abusing overtime. The diary The New York Times reports that another worker, Captain Gabrielle Walls, said in an interview that Maddrey made her repeated sexual advances and that she had to hide from him several times in his office.
