New York’s top uniformed police commissioner abruptly resigned Friday night following graphic sexual assault allegations, the latest scandal to rock Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, reports ABC News.
Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of the largest police department in the U.S., submitted his resignation and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted it. He had previously faced accusations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, which he has denied.
Adams, who was indicted in September on federal corruption charges, is on his fourth commissioner just three years into his term.
His inner circle has largely disappeared as aides have resigned or been forced out because of indictments, raids and corruption investigations.
On Thursday, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the mayor’s chief adviser and political confidant of 40 years, was charged in a bribery scheme by the Manhattan district attorney.
In September, Edward Caban, the police commissioner at the time, resigned one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of Adams’ inner circle.
The Maddrey case is another blow to Adams, who faces trial in April. He has denied all the charges and claims he is a target for standing his ground for New Yorkers.
"I always knew that If I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target — and a target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit," Adams said in a statement on Sept. 25.
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