Court documents made public this week reveal that 20-year-old Courtney Tamagny has filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing her father, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny, neighbor Kevin Slevin, and others of longstanding sexual abuse and participation in a secretive “satanic cult” spanning more than a decade.
Courtney’s complaint alleges the abuse began around 2009, when she was about 4 years old, and continued until 2020. According to the lawsuit, both she and her two sisters were allegedly drugged, threatened, and sexually assaulted in private settings, including in their home.
The lawsuit further claims involvement in masked, fire-lit rituals and sacrificial ceremonies in wooded areas near Leonia and Rockland County, NY, often described as part of “games” devised to torment children.
In addition to naming her father and neighbor, Courtney’s suit accuses the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and state agencies of failing to act when she and her mother reported her recollections in 2022, following multiple therapy sessions and a medical consultation for genital pain.
The complaint cites suppressed memories, emotional distress, false imprisonment, and a breakdown of systemic protections.
Courtney has shared harrowing details publicly—including during an appearance on the We’re All Insane podcast—describing underground tunnels, drum circles, animal and child burnings, and ritualized “Hunter and Gatherers” torture games.
Scott Tamagny and Kevin Slevin have vehemently denied all allegations. Slevin, through attorney Kevin Corriston, described them as “made up out of whole cloth,” arguing they closely mirror fictional horror plots.
He stated prior investigations by authorities—including Homeland Security, the NJ Attorney General’s Office, and the Bergen County Prosecutor—found “no basis at all.”
Both men have filed motions to proceed pseudonymously; however, a federal magistrate recently denied this request, allowing the case to proceed under their real names. Slevin’s defamation countersuit claims that the accusations have caused him severe mental distress, public shame, and reputational harm.
Chief Tamagny’s legal counsel similarly labeled the allegations as “completely false and defamatory.”
The revelations have sharply divided the quiet Bergen County borough, prompting a Change.org petition calling for Chief Tamagny to step aside pending investigation—a move echoed in court filings and social media.
Some residents express deep concern about alleged institutional failures, drawing parallels to past community controversies, such as the 1980s teacher abuse scandal in Leonia. Others caution against rushing to judgment before legal findings are finalized.
Filed on January 28, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey (Case No. 2:25-cv-00732), the lawsuit remains active. Motions, including the denial of pseudonymity, have been entered. Responses from defendants and state agencies are expected by April 2025 under the court’s procedural schedule.
The proceedings raise complex issues about memory recall, institutional responsibility, and due process. With both sides presenting starkly different narratives—one of suppressed trauma and systemic failure, the other of unfounded and sensational claims—it will be up to the courts to weigh evidence and testimony. The outcome may have broader implications for how ritual abuse allegations and child protection lapses are treated in the legal system.