US Edition‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse convicted on sexual assault charges
Chasing Horse was convicted on 13 of 21 charges, including sexual assault of a minor, with sentencing set for March 11 and prosecutors citing abuse over two decades.
- In Las Vegas, jurors convicted Nathan Chasing Horse of sexually assaulting a minor, finding him guilty on multiple charges, after a yearslong prosecution that began with his 2023 arrest.
- By background, Chasing Horse had traveled across North America for healing ceremonies, with defense attorney Craig Mueller arguing he was falsely accused due to lack of evidence and eyewitnesses.
- During the trial, three women testified that the main accuser, 14 in 2012, was told spirits demanded sex to save her mother and was threatened if she spoke out, Pucci said.
- Victims and supporters reacted emotionally, crying and hugging in the hallway while wearing yellow ribbons as Chasing Horse stood quietly and was acquitted on some charges.
- Broader context shows his fame from Dances With Wolves and healing ceremonies across North America amplified the case's significance in Native communities, amid increased response to violence against Native women.
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The indictment against former US actor Chasing Horse includes 21 points. A jury in Las Vegas has now found the 49-year-old guilty of sexual abuse by minors.
Lawyers claim he was falsely accused
As a teenager, he played in the award-winning Western "Der mit dem Wolf tanzt". Nathan Chasing Horse had to answer to court.
As a teenager, Nathan Chasing Horse played a character called "smokes a lot" in the award-winning Western "Der mit dem Wolf". In an abuse trial, he has now been found guilty. Former U.S. actor Nathan Chasing Horse ("Dances with the Wolf") has been found guilty of abuse charges.Journalists in Las Vegas, Nevada, found the 49-year-old guilty of most of the 21 charges, including sexual abuse of minors.The sentence is to be announced in mid-March.Cha…
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