By New York Post (Politics) | Created at 2024-11-19 22:08:20 | Updated at 2024-11-21 18:49:23
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A New York state judge tossed a lawsuit against the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer Tuesday — clearing Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey of allegations he forced an underling into an abusive sexual relationship with him.
Judge Nicholas Moyne dismissed the case brought by former NYPD cop Tabatha Foster against Maddrey, which accused the chief of coercing her into a yearslong affair while he supervised her in the 75th precinct in East New York.
Foster claimed that the toxic relationship included on-duty sex and morphed into physical and mental abuse.
The ex-cop then claimed Maddrey was protected by his “white-shirt immunity” — a phrase coined by cops when supervisors are believed to be held to a different standard than the rank-and-file — allowing him to continue to rise through the ranks despite his alleged behavior.
The pair’s tumultuous relationship spilled out into public view back in 2015 when Foster pulled a gun on Maddrey during a fight that ended with the top cop disarming her and throwing her to the ground.
Foster then took to Facebook to rant about Maddrey, accusing him of “chasing pregnant married girls around the department.”
Maddrey, who at the time had just been promoted to the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, has since vehemently denied the accusations.
The former cop first tried to bring a lawsuit against Maddrey in federal court in 2016, which was dismissed in 2019 on her request after “irreconcilable differences” between her and her attorney, court docs show.
Foster then refiled her lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court the same year.
“Justice has been served. This case should never have been brought as it was without merit since day one,” Maddrey’s attorney, Lambros Lambrou, said.
“My client is exploring his options for starting his own legal action against the plaintiff and her lawyers to deter frivolous lawsuits in the future.”
Foster’s attorney did not immediately return calls.
The dismissal was the second win for the chief of department this year after he was cleared by ex-Police Commissioner Edward Caban on controversial abuse-of-authority charges.
Maddrey was accused of acting improperly by voiding a former cop’s gun arrest during a 2021 altercation with a trio of teens in Brooklyn.
