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Chief of Patrol John Chell will take over as interim chief of department, and Philip Rivera will assume Chell69制片厂制作传媒檚 duties as the head of the patrol division, the NYPD said.

Late Saturday, Tisch replaced the head of the internal affairs bureau, which investigates alleged police misconduct, saying in a statement that the unit 69制片厂制作传媒渕ust always be dedicated to preserving integrity and rooting out corruption in all its forms.69制片厂制作传媒� She appointed Edward Thompson as interim chief after Miguel Iglesias was relieved of his command.

The NYPD declined to comment on the allegations against Maddrey other than to say it 69制片厂制作传媒渢akes all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and will thoroughly investigate this matter.69制片厂制作传媒�

A lawyer for his accuser, Lt. Quathisha Epps, said the move was overdue.

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Epps Saturday against the city with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that Maddrey engaged in 69制片厂制作传媒渜uid pro quo sexual harassment69制片厂制作传媒� by coercing her to 69制片厂制作传媒減erform unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities in the workplace.69制片厂制作传媒�

Epps, who holds an administrative post in Maddrey69制片厂制作传媒檚 office, said 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.

Sanders said his client was then suspended without pay despite putting in her retirement notice earlier this week.

Epps was the department69制片厂制作传媒檚 top earner in fiscal year 2024, earning more than $400,000, according to local media reports 69制片厂制作传媒� more than half of it in overtime pay.

69制片厂制作传媒淢s. Epps has endured profound harm at the hands of individuals who exploited their positions of power for personal gain," Sanders said in a statement. "The retaliation she faced for standing up to this abuse underscores the need for immediate reforms to address systemic failures within the NYPD.69制片厂制作传媒�

Spokespersons for the department declined to comment on the complaint, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office said it is investigating.

69制片厂制作传媒淭hese are extremely serious and disturbing claims that allegedly occurred at N.Y.P.D. headquarters in Manhattan," the office said in a statement.

A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said Tisch, whom he to steady a department roiled by investigations, is conducting her own departmentwide review 69制片厂制作传媒渢o ensure no high ranking officers are using their power inappropriately."

69制片厂制作传媒淲e are deeply disturbed by these allegations," Kayla Mamelak Altus said in a statement, while declining to comment further for now.

Maddrey's attorney, Lambros Lambrou, didn69制片厂制作传媒檛 respond to a request for comment on the various allegations. However, in a statement to the New York Post, he dismissed Epps' claims as 69制片厂制作传媒渃ompletely meritless."

69制片厂制作传媒淲hat a convenient time to accuse somebody of misconduct after she69制片厂制作传媒檚 caught stealing time,69制片厂制作传媒� Lambrou told the paper. 69制片厂制作传媒淪he69制片厂制作传媒檚 obviously drowning and in the deep end of the pool without a lifesaver. She wants to take down as many people as she can."

Sanders responded that any overtime his client worked was at the request of Maddrey and approved by him and other department officials.

Meanwhile, Maddrey has been the subject of other misconduct allegations, including one from a police captain who says she rebuffed his unwanted advances for years.

John Scola, a lawyer for Gabrielle Walls, said in a statement that Maddrey69制片厂制作传媒檚 departure 69制片厂制作传媒渧indicates69制片厂制作传媒� the police captain, who this week amended her sexual harassment lawsuit against another top officer to include Maddrey.

Walls said in the filing that she dreaded interacting with Maddrey because he frequently tried to kiss her, and at times took to hiding with the door locked and lights turned off.

69制片厂制作传媒淲e hope this high-profile resignation marks the beginning of a cultural shift to eliminate the pervasive environment of harassment and retaliation within the NYPD,69制片厂制作传媒� Scola said.

A former officer has also claimed Maddrey coerced her into a yearslong affair while he was her supervisor, though that case was dismissed by a state judge last month, the New York Post and others reported.

Earlier this year, an administrative trial judge in the department recommended dropping a regarding a November 2021 incident in which he ordered officers to void the arrest of a retired officer who previously worked for him.

Maddrey joined the police force in 1991 at the age of 20 and rose through the ranks to become chief of patrol in 2021, before being promoted to chief of department last December, according to his .

The chief of department is charged with overseeing the department69制片厂制作传媒檚 69制片厂制作传媒渃rime-fighting strategies, quality of life initiatives, and operational plans,69制片厂制作传媒� according Tisch69制片厂制作传媒檚 Saturday announcement. The chief of patrol manages the department69制片厂制作传媒檚 largest bureau, which consists of 15,000 uniformed patrol officers and 3,000 civilians.

69制片厂制作传媒淭he NYPD works tirelessly to protect New Yorkers, and these roles are critical to keeping our communities safe,69制片厂制作传媒� Tisch said in her statement. 69制片厂制作传媒淭he interim Chiefs of Department and Patrol will continue to lead the efforts to reduce crime and disorder and build public trust.69制片厂制作传媒�

Associated Press reporter Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed.

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