Jeffrey Maddrey, the New City Police Department, top uniformed police officer, resigned amid allegations he demanded sex from a woman subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn extra pay for overtime hours.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted the resignation of Chief of Department Maddrey in an email Friday. 

The department declined to comment on the allegations against Maddrey other than to say it “takes all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and will thoroughly investigate this matter.”

His resignation follows allegations filed by Lt. Quathisha Epps who worked as administrator in Maddrey’s office.

She filed a complaint with the city’s federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that Maddrey engaged in “quid pro quo sexual harassment” by coercing her to “perform unwanted sexual acts in exchange for overtime opportunities in the workplace.”

Epps was the department’s top earner in fiscal year 2024, earning more than $400,000, according to local media reports.

When he didn’t get what he wanted in sexual favors, Epps accused Maddrey of retaliating against her for abusing overtime. It prompted an NYPD review and she was placed on leave.

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 the head of the patrol division, the department said.

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 the department last December, according to his biography.

The chief is charged with overseeing the department’s “crime-fighting strategies, quality of life initiatives, and operational plans,” said Tisch. 

The chief of patrol manages the department’s largest bureau, which consists of 15,000 uniformed patrol officers and 3,000 civilians.