'Dances With Wolves' actor gets life sentence for sexual assault
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Key Points:
- Nathan Chasing Horse, known for his role in "Dances With Wolves," was sentenced to life in prison by a Nevada judge for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, with a jury convicting him on 13 charges mostly related to sexual assault.
- Victims and their families testified about the lasting trauma and loss they experienced, highlighting how Chasing Horse exploited his position as a spiritual leader to manipulate and abuse Indigenous women.
- Chasing Horse continues to deny the charges and called the verdict a "miscarriage of justice," but the judge criticized his denial and emphasized his betrayal of trust and spirituality.
- Additional charges against Chasing Horse are pending in Canada, including in British Columbia and Alberta, where investigations and legal proceedings are ongoing.
- The case revealed how Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on victims over nearly two decades, causing profound personal and spiritual harm to the Indigenous community.
