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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jessica Hill

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Dances with wolves actor nathan chasing horse convicted on sexual assault charges - You Need To See This

Prosecutors said Chasing Horse exploited his status as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls. - (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

A Nevada jury on Friday convicted Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country.

The Las Vegas jury found Chasing Horse guilty on 13 of 21 charges, mostly involving a victim who was 14 when the abuse began. He was acquitted on some charges relating to an older victim described as a wife. Chasing Horse, 49, faces a minimum of 25 years in prison, with sentencing set for March 11.

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