NYPD Lt. Quatisha Epps wants suspension lifted after Maddrey sexual abuse claims

An NYPD lieutenant who earned $200,000 in overtime last year is seeking to have her “unjust” suspension lifted – days after she filed sweeping allegations that she Sexually abused by former department head Jeffrey Maddrey.

Quathisha Epps, 51, suffered “sexual harassment” while working for Maddrey, her attorney alleged in a letter to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday demanding the lieutenant’s reinstatement.

Epps, the department’s highest-paid employee last year, was suspended last week amid an internal affairs investigation into whether she worked overtime from an administrative role in Maddrey’s office.

Eric Sanders, the lieutenant’s attorney, said in his letter to Tisch that Epps should also be given full salary, as well as the opportunity to retire in good standing with a pension next month.

“This request comes amid extremely troubling circumstances, including allegations of retaliatory sexual harassment, retaliatory conduct, and unjust suspension,” Sanders wrote.

“While these matters require a careful and thorough review, Lieutenant Epps should be treated with fairness, dignity and respect when the situation is resolved.”

With nearly $204,000 in overtime last year and his $164,477 base salary, Epps took home more than $400,000 — far more than his then-boss, Maddrey, who made about $292,000 in 2023, records show.

Sources previously told The Post that investigators are looking into allegations that Epps falsified her hours and approved time slips herself, as well as complaints that she either arrived at work late or early. She went away or did not come at all.

Epps later filed a discrimination complaint against the city with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing Maddrey of demanding sex in exchange for paying heavy overtime.

She claimed in an explosive report in The Post on Saturday that she was the victim of unwanted sexual harassment by Madre for more than a year.

“I think he’s a predator,” Epps said of Maddrey, who resigned abruptly late Friday after the Post contacted the NYPD about the allegations, which he has denied.

Epps filed paperwork for a vested separation retirement on December 16 – two days before his suspension, with the last day set for mid-January.

If she moves to next month, she will be a few months short of the 20-year mark of full benefit coverage.

Sanders, his attorney, said in a letter to Tisch that Epps should be allowed to complete that retirement process so he can leave the department “with dignity and recognition of his years of service.”

He also wrote that he should be issued an unrestricted retired police identification card and a full carry permit.

“This will ensure his continued safety and rights as a retired police law enforcement officer,” he wrote.

Turmoil in the department led Tisch, who had been in the position for less than a month, to make several personnel changes. In an effort to clean the house.