In something straight out of a psychological horror film, the daughter of a US police chief has accused her father of repeatedly raping her for more than a decade as part of a “ritualistic” cult that involved neighbours and included horrific ceremonies in the woods.

Courtney Tamagny, 20, named her father Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny and neighbour Kevin Slevin in a bombshell lawsuit, which details disturbing claims of abuse that allegedly began when she was 4 years old, the New York Post reported.

According to court documents, Courtney Tamagny claims her father and Slevin abused her in their home, alongside “ritualistic” worshippers in the woods near their house. Her father allegedly threatened to murder her mother if she ever spoke up.

The lawsuit describes chilling scenes. “[Courtney was brought] into the woods in Rockland County New York, and there was what appeared to be other middle-aged men present with masks on their faces,” the suit claims.

“She recalls there being fire and animals being burned, and they would chant as if ritualistic.” It further alleges, “She was sexually assaulted in those woods by defendant Slevin, defendant father, and some of the other men present.”

Chief Tamagny and Slevin have denied the allegations, stating that the claims were thoroughly investigated by authorities and found to be unfounded. Slevin has since filed a countersuit against Courtney Tamagny for defamation.

The alleged abuse reportedly began in 2009 and continued until 2020, by which time Courtney was 15. The lawsuit also claims that both of Courtney’s sisters were subjected to similar abuse, with their father allegedly using drugs to sedate them before assaulting them when their mother was absent or asleep.

Courtney Tamagny claims she suppressed memories of the abuse for years as a survival tactic, only beginning to recall them after a doctor’s visit for genital pain prompted questions about sexual abuse, triggering flashbacks. Her therapist eventually reported the alleged abuse to authorities in 2022.

In an appearance on the podcast “We’re All Insane,” Courtney Tamagny opened up about the abuse, claiming that generations of her father’s “bloodline” were involved in a satanic cult with numerous neighbours.

She described “ritualistic” rapes of her and her siblings, alleged child trafficking, and children being burned alive in local woods. She also spoke of “games” that “were not games,” including one called “Hunter and Gatherers” where children were allegedly released into the woods to hide, then tracked down and assaulted by cult members.

On the podcast, Courtney Tamagny claimed the neighbourhood cultists used “tunnels” to conduct their rituals, which allegedly involved “taking kids’ blood,” “drum circles,” and “burnings” of “animals, animal skins, humans as well,” intended to terrify victims into silence.

Both Chief Tamagny and Slevin have strongly refuted the allegations. Slevin’s attorney told the New York Post that investigators found “no basis at all for Courtney’s outrageous allegations,” calling them “a fantasy made up in her mind.”

Chief Tamagny’s attorney also slammed the allegations as “completely false and defamatory.”

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