India, July 11 -- The daughter of a New Jersey police chief has reportedly filed a lawsuit accusing him of abuse and sexual assault as part of a "cult".

In the lawsuit, cited in a New York Post report, Courtney Tamagny (20) claimed that her father had raped her for more than a decade, adding that he was part of a "ritualistic" cult which also included some of their neighbours.

The lawsuit names Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny, his neighbour Kevin Slevin and others as the accused.

Scott and Slevin, who are residents of the Bergen County borough, have denied the allegations, while claiming that investigation into the matter, which went up to the federal government, had not yielded anything.

Slevin has also countersued Courtney for def...