A lawyer Jeffrey Maddrey went on the defense Friday — insisting the disgraced NYPD chief had a “consensual” relationship with the lieutenant he allegedly sexually abused and saying he’s weighing civil litigation against her.
The former chief of department, who abruptly resigned one week ago as the sex-for-overtime scandal engulfed America’s largest police force, stood silently with clenched fists next to his lawyer as he slapped down the scathing accusations.
“We can tell you now those allegations are a lie. They are not true. We deny every aspect of them,” attorney Lambros Lambrou told reporters. “We can tell you now that Lt. [Quathisha] Epps, since October of this year, has been under investigation … for overtime she never completed.”
In an exclusive interview with The Post, Epps accused Maddrey — then-the highest ranking uniformed officer — of forcing her to perform sexual favors in exchange for granting her massive amounts of lucrative overtime hours and other perks.
Epps, 51, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Office claiming while she worked her administrative job in Maddrey’s office, he sexually extorted her beginning in June 2023 after he was promoted by Adams to the highest-ranking cop spot in the force.
Lambrou claimed it was Epps who began the relationship with Maddrey, which he insisted was consensual.
The lawyer claimed to have a slew of evidence, including racy videos and photos that Epps sent Maddrey. Lambrou also claimed Epps “is a self-professed swinger.”
Maddrey didn’t say a word at the 16-minute presser.
Epps claimed Maddrey preyed on her knowing she was financially struggling and at risk of foreclosing on her house to strong-arm her into agreeing to the sordid arrangement. Epps claimed she had sex with Maddrey, 53, roughly 10 times.
Epps raked in a mind-boggling $400,000 salary, with $204,000 in overtime pay last year, payroll records revealed.
She filed for retirement, after just under 20 years with the NYPD, earlier this month. She was then suspended for 30 days after internal affairs launched an investigation into her unusually high overtime pay.
But her lawyer, Eric Saunders, said last week that she was outed as a top OT earner in retaliation for trying to put an end to their sexual relationship.
Since the alleged scandal surfaced, Maddrey’s wife kicked him out of their Queens home and he’s now staying with family in Georgia, sources said.
