She filed a complaint with the police, according to the suit. A couple of days later, Mr. Pearson had her arrested, Chief Marmara’s suit says, claiming that she had slashed the tires of his BMW.

Adams is accused in the suit of turning a “blind eye” to Pearson’s sex misconduct allegations. Brigitte Stelzer. The high-ranking police official was then punished in his current post ...

But it remains unclear whether City Hall or the NYPD has ever interviewed Pearson about the allegations against him, the lawsuit claims. Marmara, meanwhile, is portrayed in the suit as a by-the ...