‘Dances With Wolves’ Nathan Chasing Horse
Sentenced to Life
After Sex Crime Convictions
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An actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning film “Dances With Wolves” has been sentenced to 37 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls over a period of 2 decades.
A Las Vegas jury found Nathan Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of 21 charges he faced in January following an 11-day trial on Friday. He was originally arrested for the crimes by a SWAT team in 2023 and was booked in the Clark County Jail for child abuse or neglect, sex assault, sex assault against a child and sex trafficking of an adult.
Chasing Horse was accused of using his influence in the Native American community to take advantage of his victims. He was convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault of a minor under 16, 1 count of open/gross lewdness, 1 count of sexual assault, and 1 count of possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a child, local outlet KTNV reported.
He will reportedly have the possibility of parole after serving a minimum of 25 years.
Chasing Horse has been charged with sex crimes in other states and Canada, according to the Associated Press. British Columbia prosecutors reportedly said they will determine the next steps in their prosecution after any appeals are finished in America.
He maintained his innocence in court after his sentencing.
Nathan Chasing Horse’s attorney, Craig A. Mueller, tells TMZ … they plan to appeal the case, and Horse maintains his innocence. Mueller believes the case should have been tossed because of the statute of limitations.