Overview
- Jurors in Las Vegas found Chasing Horse guilty on 13 of 21 charges, with most convictions tied to abuse that began when the main accuser was 14, and acquitted him on some counts involving later conduct described as within a marriage.
- He was tried on charges that included sexual assault of a minor under 16, first-degree kidnapping of a minor, and use of a minor under 14 in producing pornography.
- Prosecutors presented victims’ testimony and a nearly 10-minute video they said showed Chasing Horse having sex with a child, a point the defense disputed by claiming the person was an adult.
- During deliberations, jurors asked whether certain counts were connected, and the judge directed them to consider each charge separately.
- The Nevada Supreme Court overturned a trial judge’s move to bar the Las Vegas Review-Journal from sensitive testimony, and prosecutors said Chasing Horse leveraged his image as a Lakota medicine man leading The Circle to exploit Indigenous women and girls.