(Calgary) A former film actor He dances with wolves will be charged with sexually assaulting girls as young as 13 and marrying 15-year-old girls.
Nathan Lee Chasing Horse, also known as Nathan Chasing His Horse, born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, was arrested near Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Las Vegas police allege the sexual assaults spanned two decades and occurred in the United States and Canada.
Calgary police and police from the neighboring Tsuut’ina Nation say they cooperated with authorities in Las Vegas and believe Chasing Horse may have had casualties there in Alberta.
The two police services point out that there is no limitation period in Canada for investigating or laying charges in matters of sexual assault.
Tsuut’ina Nation police said they are reviewing all unsolved sexual assault cases and “working with a Crown prosecutor to ensure that all victims have a voice.”
Chasing Horse is known for his role as the young Sioux warrior “Smiles a lot” in He dances with wolves, directed and performed by Kevin Costner. The film received seven Oscars in 1991, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Chasing Horse is due in court in North Las Vegas on Thursday.
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The arrest of 46-year-old Mr. Chasing Horse follows a months-long investigation that began after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police received a tip in October 2022.
Court documents show he is to be charged with at least two counts of sex trafficking and one count each of sexual assault of a girl under 16, child abuse or neglect. a child and sexual assault.
The Associated Press obtained the search warrant in Las Vegas, according to which Chasing Horse shared a house with his five wives and was the leader of a cult known as The Circle.
According to the news agency, Las Vegas police noted in the document that they had identified at least six alleged victims and traced sexual allegations against Chasing Horse dating back to the early 2000s in several US states.
According to the search warrant, he was banned in 2015 from the reservation in Fort Peck, Montana, following allegations of human trafficking.
“Nathan Chasing Horse has used spiritual traditions and their belief system as a tool to sexually assault young girls on numerous occasions,” the AP writes, citing the investigators who completed the warrant.