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The NYPD’s Chief of Internal Affairs was forced out Saturday over the bureau’s handling of the disturbing sexual abuse allegations against former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and other department issues that should’ve been probed.
Chief Miguel Iglesias will be replaced in the interim by Edward A. Thompson, a 38-year veteran of the Department, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced.
The shake up came after the NYPD launched a department-wide personnel review Saturday in coordination with Mayor Adams following The Post’s reporting on damning allegations that Maddrey demanded sexual favors from an underling in exchange for staggering overtime pay — an apparent “open secret” that police sources and accusers have alleged.
A source told the Post that the decision to remove Iglesias came after department officials started looking into how the Internal Affairs department handled the case of Maddrey – which included several ignored requests from Tisch to investigate the immense overtime being doled out by Maddrey.
“Earlier today, Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias was relieved of his command and has notified the Department of his intent to retire,” Tisch posted to X.
“Above all else, the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau must always be dedicated to preserving integrity and rooting out corruption in all its forms. It is an essential function that is crucial to maintaining honor and nobility in the profession and preserving public trust.”
Iglesias’ decision to step down came after Tisch asked Mayor Eric Adams for his approval to relieve him of his position after news of the scathing allegations against Maddrey broke Saturday, according to a source.
Adams agreed and Iglesias subsequently opted to retire, the source said.
Maddrey, the city’s top uniformed cop, was accused by Lt. Quathisha Epps in a formal complaint of forcing her into a sexual relationship and routinely preying up on her, asking for sex in NYPD headquarters, in exchange for overtime.
“He wanted to have anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex,” Epps said. “He was always asking me to kiss his penis.”
Epps, 51, worked for Maddrey as he moved up in the NYPD from Chief of Housing to Chief of Patrol, but said his sexual demands didn’t start until June 2023 when he landed as Chief of Department.
Maddrey, a close friend of Mayor Eric Adams, allegedly first demanded sex from her in his 13th-floor office at One Police Plaza, resulting in them having sexual intercourse about 10 times.
Records show that last year Epps worked nearly 1,627 hours of overtime on top of her regular shift, an average of roughly 74 hours a week.
The overtime, plus her $164,477 base salary, pushed Epps’ total compensation past $400,00 – and made her the highest-paid NYPD employee.
Iglesias, who was “very tight” with Maddrey, ignored many requests from the police commissioner to investigate the lieutenant’s overtime, sources said.
The now-former chief of internal affairs was “dragging his feet” with the probe, the source said, adding that “everyone knew” Epps would place the blame on Maddrey.
At least two other department women have accused Maddrey of wrongdoing.
“He’s a predator,” a police source, who works at NYPD headquarters, told The Post of Maddrey.
“It’s an open secret. Everyone knows who he is.”
Tisch and Adams agreed a personnel review at internal affairs was long overdue in the wake of the several department issues that should have been addressed by the bureau, a source said.
