‘Dances with Wolves’ actor arrested, accused of working intercourse cult, abusing younger ladies

After a months-long investigation, Dances with Wolves actor Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse was arrested and charged on suspicion of working a cult and sexually assaulting a mess of younger Indigenous ladies during the last twenty years.

The Las Vegas dwelling of Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, who goes by Nathan Chasing Horse, and his 5 wives was raided on Tuesday night, in response to The Related Press, which first reported the story. Chasing Horse was arrested and brought into custody.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division (LVMPD) stated Chasing Horse was arrested on six costs: sexual assault of a kid lower than 16 years previous, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of intercourse trafficking of an grownup and youngster abuse/neglect.

He’s additionally accused of recording sexual assaults and arranging intercourse with the victims for different males who paid him.

Chasing Horse, 46, has not commented publicly on the costs towards him.

A 50-page search warrant by the LVMPD and obtained by The Related Press accused Chasing Horse of being the chief of a cult known as The Circle.

Chasing Horse, who’s greatest identified for his function because the younger Sioux tribe member Smiles a Lot within the Oscar-winning Kevin Costner movie Dances with Wolves, is acknowledged by many as a healer and non secular chief. Police allege Chasing Horse used this affect to abuse Indigenous ladies within the U.S. and Canada.

Las Vegas police recognized at the very least six victims, some as younger as 13, within the search warrant. Police allege one in all Chasing Horse’s wives was provided to him as a “reward” when she was 15, whereas one other turned his spouse after turning 16.

“Nathan Chasing Horse used non secular traditions and their perception system as a instrument to sexually assault younger ladies on quite a few events,” the warrant reads.

The allegations of abuse by Chasing Horse reportedly started within the early 2000s.

Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, which is dwelling to the Sicangu Sioux, one of many seven tribes of the Lakota nation.

Based on the warrant, he was banished in 2015 from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Mont., amid allegations of human trafficking.

The LVMPD investigation is ongoing.

Canadian impression and doable victims

In a launch on Wednesday morning, the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service in Alberta stated it has been collaborating and sharing data with the LVMPD as a part of the investigation.

The discharge added there could also be different victims in Alberta. The Tsuut’ina Nation police are working with the Calgary Police Service and different police companies throughout the province to assist those that could wish to come ahead.

“We’re additional reviewing all associated historic sexual assault recordsdata and dealing with a devoted Crown Prosecutor to make sure all victims have a voice,” the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service’s launch learn.

The Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service stated it encourages anybody who has been a sufferer of felony sexual offences and different critical crimes to report the incident, even when a few years have handed.

Anybody with data on this or different incidents is requested to contact the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service at 403-521-9660 or [email protected], the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234 or an area RCMP detachment.

These affected may contact the next sources beneath:

• Stoney Corrections/ Sufferer Companies- 403-238-5649
• Alberta Psychological Well being Helpline 1-877-303-2642
• Native Youth Disaster Sizzling Line – 1-877-209-1266
• Neighborhood Assets – 211 Alberta
• Disaster Textual content Line – Textual content CONNECT to 741741
• Household Violence – Discover Helps – 310-1818
• Well being Hyperlink – 811
• Children Assist Cellphone – 1-800-668-6868 or textual content CONNECT to 686868

They’ll additionally contact sources offered by the Nationwide Centre for Fact Reconciliation.

— With recordsdata from The Related Press 

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