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NYPD inspector sexually assaulted a subordinate, Bronx prosecutors say
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Published Jul 10, 2026
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An NYPD inspector pleaded not guilty to attempted rape of a subordinate and other charges Friday.
Jeremy Scheublin was the commanding officer of the 46th precinct in the Bronx at the time.
The arraignment comes a day after a female sergeant and two female officers in the same precinct sued Scheublin’s replacement, Juan O. Moran, for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation. The 46th precinct encompasses the Fordham, Morris Heights and Mount Hope sections of the Bronx.
The Bronx district attorney’s office said Scheublin sexually assaulted a female subordinate in his office at the precinct in January 2025. The next day, he told the subordinate that “the last person who made accusations against me, it didn’t go well for them,” according to prosecutors.
A grand jury indicted Scheublin on eight counts, including first-degree attempted rape, first-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and official misconduct. Justice Laurence Busching set bail at $25,000 cash or $75,000 bond.
Scheublin’s defense attorney, Oliver Storch, said in an email that his client’s accuser is not credible and had ulterior motives for her allegations.
Bronx DA Darcel Clark said in a statement that members of the NYPD “are held to the highest standards of integrity and conduct” and called the allegations against Scheublin “deeply disturbing.”
“Alleged abuses of power of this nature demand a thorough investigation and vigorous prosecution,” she said.
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau referred the case to the Bronx DA’s office in January 2025, following a department investigation. A spokesperson said the NYPD has suspended the inspector without pay.
“The NYPD conducts thorough investigations into any allegation that a member of the department failed to meet those standards — and that’s exactly what happened here,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Scheublin joined the department in 2002. He served as the commanding officer of the 46th precinct from December 2023 to December 2025, which means he continued to oversee the precinct for almost a year after the case was referred to the DA’s office.
The inspector has been the subject of four civilian complaints, none of which were substantiated. The complainant in a 2013 alleged incident was uncooperative, while the Civilian Complaint Review Board didn’t complete an investigation into a 2025 allegation of threat of force due to budget constraints, according to police watchdog records. Scheublin has received more than 30 awards for meritorious or excellent police duty over the years, according to NYPD records.
On Thursday, Sgt. Osmairys Avila and Officers Pamela Sosa and Brittany Romero, all of the 46th precinct, filed a human rights lawsuit against Moran, who became the precinct’s commanding officer after Scheublin.
The female members of service accused Moran of sexually harassing them in various ways, including giving an unwanted tight hug, making sexual comments and untying a knot securing one of the officer’s dresses. Eric Sanders, a lawyer representing Avila, Sosa and Romero described the 46th precinct as a “sexually compromised command.”
A department spokesperson said internal affairs is investigating Moran and did not provide additional comment on the lawsuit against him. The union that represents inspectors did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, and attorney information for Moran was not immediately available. Moran also did not immediately respond to a message left at the precinct.
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Samantha Max
Samantha reports on whether New Yorkers feel safe and whether the institutions that are supposed to protect them are working. Before coming to WNYC/Gothamist, she spent three years covering the criminal justice system in Tennessee for Nashville Public Radio. Her reporting on Nashville's police department received multiple awards, including the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Samantha was also part of the inaugural class of Report for America, a service journalism program that sends up-and-coming reporters to local newsrooms across the country. She is a Northwestern University grad, a Baltimore native and fluent in Spanish. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal: samanthamaxwnyc.93.
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