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In yet another example of how New York City Mayor Eric Adams' unqualified support for any excesses of law enforcement in the city, we have learned that New York City Police Chief of Department Jeffery Maddrey has resigned after sex abuse accusations.

Maddrey has come up here before, specifically because he, or his Evil Minions™ retaliated against an officer for ticketing a "Friend of Maddrey" who had a courtesy card. 

So, we already know that he was corrupt, but it's gotten bad enough that he was forced out:

New York City’s top uniformed police officer, the chief of department, abruptly resigned Friday night following allegations of sexual misconduct, setting off local and federal investigations and extending years of turmoil at the Police Department.

The former chief, Jeffrey Maddrey, submitted his resignation and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted it, according to a statement from the department on Saturday.

Mayor Eric Adams had vocally supported Mr. Maddrey, a close ally, as recently as October. But on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the mayor, Kayla Mamelak Altus, said that he was working with Commissioner Tisch to conduct a “separate departmentwide review to ensure no high-ranking officers are using their power inappropriately.”

“We are deeply disturbed by these allegations and the N.Y.P.D. is investigating this matter,” Ms. Mamelak Altus said.

The New York Post reported Saturday morning that Mr. Maddrey had demanded sex from a subordinate, sometimes at Police Headquarters, in exchange for overtime.

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Federal investigators have joined a city Department of Investigation inquiry into the provision of overtime and the allegations of misconduct against Mr. Maddrey, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The F.B.I. declined to comment.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is also looking into the matter.

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Mr. Adams, a former police captain, has taken an outsize role in the department, and Mr. Maddrey was one of several of his associates who had reached its top echelon. In October, the mayor said during a podcast appearance that “everyone knows and loves” Mr. Maddrey.

But Mr. Maddrey rose despite a series of troubling investigations and allegations, including that he had once harassed a female subordinate. Throughout his three-decade career — and long before being elevated to the department’s highest-uniformed rank — Mr. Maddrey faced disciplinary charges and litigation.

What a surprise.  A cop rises through the ranks despite decades of reported misconduct.

This appears to be a feature of police departments everywhere.