In 2023, Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, actor who was part of the cast of the film Dance with wolveswas arrested at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, after being accused of using a belief system to abuse minors in the 1990s.
It was announced that the actor was sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting indigenous women and girls. The sentence was handed down this Monday by a Nevada judge. He has been found guilty of sexual abuse charges.
During his arrest, the Police indicated that he allegedly sexually abused indigenous girls and women for at least two decades. To date, he denies these accusations: “This is a miscarriage of justice,” he said.
In October 2022, reports were presented in which he was involved in these cases.
The film that made him famous is about a soldier who tries to get closer to the native Sioux tribe after the Civil War, in which the accused actor participates.
The film takes place after the Civil War (1861-1865) and in the midst of the colonization of the West (1785-1890), the disenchanted Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) heads to a distant border post that has been abandoned by soldiers. His loneliness drives him to come into contact with the Sioux Indians; This is how he meets a white woman who was adopted by the tribe as a child. Little by little, a relationship of mutual respect and admiration is established between Dunbar and the Sioux.
Dances with Wolves, in 1990, starring Kevin Costner, was awarded seven Oscars: including best film, director and screenplay, it also received three Golden Globes.