By james art Ex Dances with Wolves the actor is again indicted on charges of sexually abusing indigenous women and girls, reviving the dormant case. According to the AP, Nathan Chasing Horse is back in court a year after his trial was delayed and the Nevada Supreme Court threw out his original 18-count indictment.
At the time, the court sided with Chasing Horse, saying prosecutors abused the grand jury process. They left open the possibility of the case being refiled, which Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson requested immediately after the ruling.
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The new indictment was unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court and contains 21 counts, including charges of manufacturing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
His alleged victims ranged in age from 13 to 15, and the accused had five wives at the time of a police raid on his Nevada home. Chasing Horse also faces charges in Montana and British Columbia.
“The prosecution of Nathan Chasing Horse in different legal jurisdictions required considerable planning and cooperation between prosecutors,” the national police service Tsuut’ina said at the time.
Court documents show Chasing Horse built a reputation among American and Canadian tribes as a medicine man, opening the door to his alleged abuses. He first became famous and famous for his role in Kevin Costner’s Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves.