‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault
A jury convicted him on 13 charges, mostly sexual assault, after prosecutors said he used his status as a Lakota medicine man to abuse victims.
- On Monday, a Nevada judge sentenced the Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, concluding a yearslong prosecution following his 2023 indictment.
- Deputy District Attorney Bianca Pucci told jurors that for almost 20 years, Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on victims, allegedly spinning "a web of abuse" that ensnared many women.
- Corena Leone-LaCroix was 14 in 2012 when the assaults began; victims and their families testified they struggle with their faith after Chasing Horse betrayed their trust and abused sacred traditions.
- "This is a miscarriage of justice," Chasing Horse told the judge on Monday, while Dr. Crystal Lee of United Natives said the sentencing shows the importance of holding high-profile perpetrators accountable.
- A warrant against Chasing Horse remains outstanding in Alberta, and the British Columbia Prosecution Service stated it will assess next steps regarding pending sexual assault allegations once his appeals are exhausted.
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B.C. sex assault charge against Dances With Wolves actor still alive in Penticton court
A sexual assault case against a former actor who appeared in the 1990 Oscar-winning movie Dances With Wolves for a 2018 offence in Keremeos is still active, despite his life sentence this week for similar sexual assaults against Indigenous women and girls in the U.S.
Actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault
A Nevada judge sentenced "Dances With Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A jury had previously convicted him of 13 charges, mostly related to sexual assault of three women.
Life sentence in U.S. for former actor facing charges in B.C. and Alberta - Creston Valley Advance
Former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse received a life sentence in the United States for using his position as a self-described medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and children, while Canadian charges on similar grounds remain outstanding. Chasing Horse, also known as Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, 49, was convicted by a jury in Nevada on Jan. 30, 2026, of 13 charges of the 21 sworn against him in that state. The charges includ…
Life sentence in U.S. for former actor facing charges in B.C. and Alberta - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse received a life sentence in the United States for using his position as a self-described medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and children, while Canadian charges on similar grounds remain outstanding. Chasing Horse, also known as Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, 49, was convicted by a jury in Nevada on Jan. 30, 2026, of 13 charges of the 21 sworn against him in that state. The charges includ…
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