Jeffrey Maddrey (Image credit: Reuters)

The allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation of female officials have been made Jeffrey Maddreyformer New York Police Department (NYPD) department heads, were a “Open secret” said police sources and prosecutors. Maddrey resigned abruptly late Friday evening when explosive allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against him.
The sex scandal escalated on Saturday, when Lt Quatisha EppsAccording to a report in the New York Post, 51-year-old Jeffrey Maddrey, 53, formally accused her of forcing her into a sexual relationship in exchange for massive overtime pay. Apart from EppsTwo other women within the department have also made allegations against Maddrey.
“He’s a predator,” a police source based at NYPD headquarters told the New York Post. “It’s an open secret. Everyone knows who he is.”

Epps’ allegations against Maddrey
Lieutenant Quatisha Epps, who worked for Maddrey in an administrative role, accused him of soliciting sex at NYPD headquarters. “He wanted to have anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex,” Epps said, according to the New York Post. “He always asked me to kiss his penis.”
She alleged the harassment began after Maddrey’s promotion to department head in June 2023.
“He said he dreamed about fucking me in the ass,” Epps claimed. She went on to describe an incident in which Maddrey allegedly exposed himself: “His work pants were unzipped,” Epps said. “He put himself into it, and he kept forcing it,” she remembers. “And I kept asking him, ‘Can you please stop?’ Then I stopped asking him to stop and asked him to just slow down. “Can you please just slow down?” You’re hurting me! You’re hurting me!’”
According to Epps, they had sexual intercourse about 10 times. She also claimed that Maddrey subsequently agreed to work significant overtime for her, including assisting his girlfriend. “Part of the overtime was taking care of his girlfriend,” she said. “He would let me go house hunting with her.”
Epps’ attorney, Eric Sanders, alleged that Maddrey retaliated against Epps for ending the relationship by placing her on a high-earner overtime list, which led to a 30-day suspension and investigation. Epps earned $400,000 last year, $204,000 of which came from overtime.
Epps also alleged in her EEOC complaint that Maddrey had an “inappropriate sexual relationship” with another woman in his office. Records show the unidentified woman earned over $300,000 last year.
Maddrey denies the allegations. His attorney said the timing of Epps’ complaint was suspicious. “She is clearly drowning and at the deep end of the pool without a lifesaver. She wants to take out as many people as possible. This is completely unfounded and we deny every aspect of it.”

“Crazy P—Y is the best P—Y.”
Maddrey was also accused of abuse in a 2016 federal lawsuit by a former officer, Tabitha Foster. Foster, who served in the 75th District in East New York, claimed Maddrey began a relationship with her when she was pregnant and he was her supervisor.
The lawsuit described the relationship as a multi-year affair that included physical and mental abuse. Foster claimed Maddrey took advantage of her past trauma and marital problems. The lawsuit included Maddrey’s alleged statement: “Crazy PY is the best PY.”
In December 2015, Foster alleged that Maddrey physically assaulted her in a park in Queens and made her draw her gun. She claimed he then took the gun, choked her and dismantled her.
After the incident, Foster publicly accused Maddrey on Facebook of stalking pregnant married women within the department, sparking an internal affairs investigation. Maddrey received internal discipline for failing to report Foster when she pointed her gun at him, resulting in a deduction of 45 vacation days.
A Brooklyn federal judge dismissed Foster’s lawsuit in 2019 at her request due to disagreements with her attorney. She refiled the case in Manhattan Supreme Court, but it was dismissed in November of that year. Maddrey denied the allegations in court documents.
“He kissed me at the parties”
NYPD captain Gabrielle Walls also accused Maddrey of harassment between 2015 and 2022 in a sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against another NYPD chief in July. That was before Maddrey’s resignation.
Walls alleged that Maddrey made unwanted advances, including attempted kisses at parties and police events, and that she visited her command in the 88th Precinct. “Basically he would kiss me at the parties and make comments: ‘I want you so much, you smell so good,'” Walls claimed, quoted by the New York Post.
She said she hid in her office when Maddrey visited the 88th Precinct when she was a lieutenant there. “I had to hide in my office, turn off the lights and close the door,” she said.
After the initial lawsuit was filed, Walls was moved from the 79th District to the 114th District in Queens. She and her attorney, John Scola, claimed this transfer was retaliatory. “I’ve been praying for this day every day,” Walls said of Maddrey’s resignation, adding that she felt “vindicated” and hoped others would come forward. “There are still so many of us out there who will hopefully come forward.”
Maddrey’s attorney has not yet commented on the pending litigation in court.
Favoring a nameless detective
Epps also accused Maddrey of instructing her to assist another official in the department head’s office with personal tasks. Epps claimed she was instructed to help the detective find an apartment and purchase household goods, for which Epps was billed for overtime.
Maddrey allegedly told Epps to “take care of” the detective. Epps also said Maddrey instructed her to give the detective the keys to a New York City Housing Authority apartment on Eldridge Street where Epps’ family members had been living.
A neighbor confirmed that the detective moved into the apartment in October and said Maddrey had been seen in the building, the New York Post report said. According to SeeThroughNY, the detective, who is not being named, earned over $150,000 in the 2024 fiscal year.
Following Maddrey’s resignation, Patrol Chief John Chell will take his place on an interim basis.