Dances With Wolves actor to be sentenced in Nevada after sexual abuse conviction

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by Marina Dunbar and agency
March 11, 2026
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Actor Nathan Chasing Horse will be sentenced for sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls.

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Nathan Chasing Horse, an actor from *Dances With Wolves*, is scheduled for sentencing next Wednesday in Nevada after being convicted of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. A Nevada jury found him guilty on 13 of 21 charges approximately one month prior to the sentencing date. This case has deeply affected Native American communities across the United States.

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Nathan Chasing Horse is scheduled for sentencing next Wednesday after a sexual abuse conviction.

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