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A Las Vegas grand jury indicted ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse with 19 counts of sexual assault, mostly involving victims under the age of 16.
Chasing Horse, 46, was arrested at his home in Las Vegas on January 31 and faces charges of sexual assault, kidnapping of a minor, substance trafficking and gross and gross lewdness.
Court documents indicate that the former actor portrayed himself as a “healer” to the victims to gain their trust before grooming the underage girls and physically abusing them between 2014 and 2020.
In addition to the charges in Nevada, the ‘Into the West’ actor faces federal charges and warrants for his arrest in Montana and Canada.
Chasing Horse remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on $300,000 bond.
A Las Vegas grand jury indicted ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse with 19 counts of sexual assault, mostly involving victims under the age of 16.
Chasing Horse was arrested at his home in Las Vegas on January 31 and faces charges of sexual assault, kidnapping of a minor, substance trafficking and gross and gross lewdness.
Court documents indicate that the former actor portrayed himself as a ‘quack man’ to the victims to gain their trust before grooming and physically abusing them between 2014 and 2020.
In a Las Vegas courthouse on Wednesday, the actor’s supporters were in attendance, according to KTNV, wearing clothing bearing his name.
Fans have previously turned up for 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 child under the age of 16 and six counts of sexual assault.
Prosecutors say he groomed and abused Native American youths in ‘The Circle,’ a Native American-run cult.
Police said the man was living with six women he claimed as his wives when he was arrested, according to an arrest report.
The women who spoke to law enforcement said Chasing Horse recruited them when they were minors and began raping them when they were teenagers.
At the height of his cult’s success, prosecutors said the man had up to 350 followers in ‘The Circle’.
Even after his arrest, officers continue to view the man as a flight risk.
Deputy Chief District Attorney William Rowles told local Chasing Horse media that he was also continuing to groom girls to replace their current wives.
Chasing Horse at a bond hearing in Las Vegas on February 8
Deputy Chief District Attorney William Rowles told local Chasing Horse media that he was also continuing to groom girls to replace their 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 on sex trafficking charges on February 2, 2023
Kevin Costner is seen with his co-stars in the 1990 Oscar-winning film
A Native American woman who was in ‘The Circle’ spoke out about the abuse she endured from Chasing Horse when she was just 14 years old.
Corena Leone called the man a ‘predator’ and told him she had to ‘pay the price’ for him to ‘cure’ her mother of cancer.
Leone said the actor demanded that she give him her virginity 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 ‘grandpa’, and was told by the actor 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 kept happening. On the road alone with him and his helpers. And at first he would get a room for his assistants and another for us with two beds.
‘He would either sneak into my bed or make me go to his bed and the rape would continue.
Then it stopped being two beds and became just one in the room. I do not remember much. I only know that things happened every night and there were several times that he recorded himself raping me.
A second woman also posted similar claims online but 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 that Chasing Horse used his position to abuse Native American girls, some as young as 13.
The actor was reportedly evicted 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 several states, including Montana, South Dakota and Nevada.
Leone said she has spoken to other victims as well, at least one who is now pregnant.
“Now they themselves are expecting a child, and I speak about the preservation of women and girls and the prevention of future victims,” he 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 evicted from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana in 2015 amid allegations of human trafficking.