A former top New York City police official admitted through his lawyer Friday that he had a 'consensual, adult relationship' with a subordinate, but denied her claims that he demanded sex in exchange for extra pay. Jeffrey Maddrey stood silently as his lawyer, Lambros Lambrou, addressed allegations that culminated in his resignation a week ago as chief of department, the NYPD 's highest-ranking uniformed officer.
Lambrou, speaking to reporters at his Manhattan law office, said that the 33-year NYPD veteran's relationship with Lt. Quathisha Epps lasted only a 'short time.' The lawyer said Maddrey had no authority to sign off on overtime pay. 'Lt. Epps got caught with her hand in the cookie jar and is trying to deflect her wrongdoing by making these allegations against Chief Maddrey,' Lambrou said. The lawyer claimed to have text messages, phone records, and 'racy videos and photographs' that he said Epps sent to Maddrey 'to have him begin a relationship with her.' Epps raised allegations against Maddrey last weekend in a complaint she filed against the city with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In it, she claimed Maddrey engaged in 'quid pro quo sexual harassment' by coercing her to 'perform unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities in the workplace.' Epps, who held an administrative post in Maddrey's office, was the NYPD's top earner in fiscal year 2024, according to payroll data, pulling in more than $400,000. More than half of it was overtime pay. Epps contends that when she finally pushed back at Maddrey's demands, he retaliated by claiming she was abusing overtime, prompting the department to launch a review
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