LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — After a number of delays, Nathan Chasing Horse returned to a Downtown Las Vegas courtroom on Monday to obtain his prison sentence in his sexual abuse case.
A choose sentenced Chasing Horse to 37 years to life in prison.
In January, a Clark County jury discovered Chasing Horse responsible on 13 of the 21 counts filed towards him, together with a number of counts of intercourse assault with a minor beneath 16.
He was acquitted on the opposite eight prices. He has denied all the allegations.
Prosecutors alleged Chasing Horse, recognized for his position as Smiles A Lot in the movie “Dances With Wolves,” used his position as a self-professed medication man to lead a cult and sexually abuse ladies and kids.
Sentencing has been pushed again as Chasing Horse’s legal professional, Craig Mueller, sought to vacate the responsible verdict. He stated that two of the victims who testified at trial utilized for compensation from the Nevada Victims of Crime program. He questioned one software granted for $5,000 and argued it amounted to a bribe for testimony.
Judge Jessica Peterson ruled against Mueller’s motion after prosecutors stated the funds, which hadn’t been paid out, had been to cowl any prices associated to remedy not lined by the sufferer’s insurance coverage.
Outside of Nevada, Chasing Horse additionally faces warrants for alleged crimes in Montana and Canada.
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