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‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
Nathan Chasing Horse faces 21 sexual assault charges involving Native American women and girls, with prosecutors alleging he exploited his spiritual leader role over 20 years.
- On Monday, Nathan Chasing Horse was removed from a Las Vegas courtroom after disrupting proceedings by demanding to fire his defense attorney a week before trial, and Judge Jessica Peterson ordered the jury trial to proceed next week as planned.
- The defendant demanded a return to his earlier public defender, saying his current counsel Craig Mueller had not visited or filed timely while Mueller said his team was prepared and an investigator met with Nathan Chasing Horse.
- Facing 21 charges, Nathan Chasing Horse has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls and filming abuse of a girl younger than 14, with prosecutors expecting a three-week trial.
- The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the original indictment in 2024 over grand-jury process issues, and prosecutors refiled charges later that year, sending shock waves across Indian Country.
- Beyond the courtroom, prosecutors say Nathan Chasing Horse led The Circle whose followers believed he could speak with spirits; he lived in a North Las Vegas house with five wives and declined to comment to The Associated Press.
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‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial
“Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse has been temporarily removed from court after disrupting proceedings with demands he be allowed to fire his attorney a week before his sexual abuse trial.
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Nathan Chasing Horse, best known for playing the young Smiles A Lot in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves, was removed from a Nevada courtroom yesterday. He is set to be tried for various sexual offenses against both women and girls over the years, after he became agitated in court and demanded to fire his own lawyer, a week before his trial was due to begin.
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