'Dances With Wolves' star indicted on sexual assault charges
‘Dances With Wolves’ star Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, is indicted in Las Vegas on 19 sexual assault charges – mostly involving girls under age 16
- A Las Vegas grand jury has indicted ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse on 19 charges of sexual assault, mostly involving victims under 16
- Chasing Horse, 46, was arrested at his home in Las Vegas on January 31 and is facing charges of sexual assault, kidnapping, trafficking of a substance
- Chasing Horse has been banned from Fort Peck Reservation amid allegations
A Las Vegas grand jury has indicted ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse on 19 charges of sexual assault, mostly involving victims under 16.
Chasing Horse, 46, was arrested at his home in Las Vegas on January 31 and is facing charges of sexual assault, kidnapping a minor, trafficking of a substance, and open and gross lewdness.
Court documents state the former actor portrayed himself as a ‘medicine man’ to victims in order to gain their trust before he groomed the underage girls and physically abused them between 2014 and 2020.
In addition to charges in Nevada, the ‘Into the West’ actor is facing federal charges and warrants for his arrest in Montana and Canada.
Chasing Horse remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on a $300,000 bail.
A Las Vegas grand jury has indicted ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse on 19 charges of sexual assault, mostly involving victims under 16
Chasing Horse was arrested at his home in Las Vegas on January 31 and is facing charges of sexual assault, kidnapping a minor, trafficking of a substance, and open and gross lewdness
Court documents state the former actor portrayed himself as a ‘medicine man’ to victims in order to gain their trust before he groomed and physically abused them between 2014 and 2020
In a Las Vegas court Wednesday, supporters of the actor were present, according to KTNV, wearing clothing with his name on it.
Fans have previously shown up to court appearances and have been seen blowing kisses and sharing messages of love for the actor.
Chasing Horse has been charged with a total of 10 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 16 and six counts of sexual assault.
Prosecutors say he groomed and abused young indigenous girls in ‘The Circle,’ a cult run by the Native American.
Police said when they arrested him, the man was living with six women he claimed as his wives, according to an arrest report.
Women who spoke with law enforcement said Chasing Horse recruited them when they were underage and began raping them as teens.
At the height of the success of his cult, prosecutors said the man had up to 350 followers in ‘The Circle.’
Even after his arrest, officials continue to see the man as a flight risk.
Chief Deputy District Attorney William Rowles told local outlets Chasing Horse as continued to also groom young girls to replace his current wives.
Chasing Horse in a bail hearing in Las Vegas on February 8
Chief Deputy District Attorney William Rowles told local outlets Chasing Horse as continued to also groom young girls to replace his current wives
The 1990 film won seven Oscars, with Kevin Costner winning best director
Nathan Lee Chasing Horse appears in North Las Vegas Justice Court for sex trafficking charges on February 2, 2023
Kevin Costner is seen with his co-stars in the 1990 Oscar-winning film
One Native American woman who was in ‘The Circle’ spoke out on the abuse she endured from Chasing Horse when she was as young as 14-years-old.
Corena Leone said the man was a ‘predator’ to told her she needed to ‘pay the price’ for him to ‘cure’ her mother of cancer.
Leone said the actor demanded that she give her virginity to him and the life of her firstborn to help her mother, who had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
The woman, who posted her claims online in September, says she called Chasing Horse and other men ‘grandfather’ – with the actor telling her she had to ‘give up’ her virginity to help her mother.
She said: ‘At the time I didn’t recognize what happened for what it was. And I was proud to help my mom. And I didn’t expect it to happen again I thought it was a one time thing.
‘But it just kept happening. On the road with just him and his helpers. And at first he would get a room for his helpers and one for us with two beds.
‘And either he would sneak into my bed or he would make me go to his and the rape continued.
‘Then it stopped being two beds and went to just being one in the room. I don’t remember much. I just know things happened every night and there would be several times he recorded himself raping me.’
A second woman has also posted similar claims online but has remained anonymous.
Chasing Horse (right) is seen in 1999 taking part in a symbolic journey, carrying a sacred bundle from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Yellowstone National Park to raise awareness of the importance of bison
Police allege Chasing Horse used his position to abuse young Native American girls, some as young as 13
The actor was reportedly banished from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana in 2015 amid allegations of human trafficking
Las Vegas police have identified at least six alleged victims, with claims dating back to the early 2000s in multiple states – including Montana, South Dakota and Nevada
Leone said she has also spoken to other victims, at least one who is now pregnant.
‘Now they are expecting a child themselves, and I am speaking out of preservation for women and young girls and preventing future victims,’ she said.
Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, which is home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation.
The actor was reportedly banished from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana in 2015 amid allegations of human trafficking.
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