Overview
- Nathan Chasing Horse, 49, was sentenced to life in prison Monday in Las Vegas after a jury earlier found him guilty on 13 of 21 charges.
- He was convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault of a child under 16, plus one count of lewdness, one count of sexual assault, and one count of possessing child sexual material.
- Survivors described lasting emotional and spiritual harm, including testimony from Corena Leone-LaCroix, who said he first assaulted her at age 14.
- Chasing Horse denied the crimes at sentencing and called the case a miscarriage of justice, and his lawyer says he will appeal.
- Reports differ on when he can seek parole, with some citing eligibility after 37 years and others after 25, and related cases in British Columbia and an arrest warrant in Alberta remain pending following his 2023 arrest.