LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Another woman has come forward with claims of sexual abuse against “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse.
Kayla Onespot told the 8 News Now Investigators she is also a survivor of sex trafficking orchestrated by Chasing Horse.
“I experienced a lot of physical, verbal, emotional, spiritual, and financial abuse at the hands of Nathan,” Kayla Onespot said in a virtual interview from Canada. “He left me feeling unsafe and violated.”
Chasing Horse, 48, is awaiting trial in connection with alleged abuse against three women in a Las Vegas case, two of them when they were underage.
A Clark County grand jury indicted him in October for 21 felony charges including 10 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 16 years of age, six counts of sexual assault, two counts of possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a child, and one count each of use of a minor under the age of 14 in producing pornography, open or gross lewdness and first-degree kidnapping of a minor. One charge dates back to 2010, according to court documents.
Kayla Onespot is the third woman to tell the 8 News Now Investigators that Chasing Horse took her to various hotel rooms, including in Las Vegas, blindfolded her, and allowed men to sexually assault her. It appears Chasing Horse does not face sex trafficking charges in Nevada or the United States.
Kayla Onespot said she met Chasing Horse at the age of 14 when he performed ceremonies on a reservation in Canada in 2008. She recalled grooming and manipulation to join Chasing Horse’s group known as “The Circle,” before she moved to the United States with Chasing Horse and became one of his wives.
“The abuse really started escalating when I moved with him,” she said. ” I just didn’t feel safe anymore there.”
Las Vegas Metro police arrested Chasing Horse at his North Las Vegas home in January of 2023. Kayla Onespot said she left a few months prior. She told the 8 News Now Investigators she shared her story with police and she is identified as a victim in charges originating in Canada.
There are warrants for Chasing Horse in Canada and Montana.
Multiple girls and women previously reported that Chasing Horse sexually abused them for nearly two decades, but their reports did not immediately result in criminal charges.
In the Las Vegas case, prosecutors plan to ask the judge to allow them to admit evidence of other crimes, including previous claims of sexual abuse.
“I feel for them, and I believe them, and I hope they get their justice, too,” Kayla Onespot said. “It’s hard to speak up but it’s also empowering to free your voice.”
Chasing Horse was previously charged with 18 counts in Clark County District Court in connection with alleged sexual abuse against two of the three women in the current case.
The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the previous indictment in a Sept. 26 order and said prosecutors should not have defined “grooming” to the grand jury.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson immediately told the 8 News Now Investigators that prosecutors would seek another indictment against Chasing Horse within weeks and would “follow the dictates” of Nevada’s high court. The order allowed prosecutors to retry Chasing Horse.
Chasing Horse has previously been banned from several reservations. He is a “Rosebud Sioux Indian, Lakota Tribe,” according to an arrest report.
Chasing Horse was previously represented by the Clark County Public Defender’s office and recently hired private attorney Craig Mueller.
A jury trial for the Las Vegas case is scheduled for April.
Chasing Horse remains in custody in a Las Vegas jail with a $500,000 bond, jail records show.
8 News Now Investigator Vanessa Murphy can be reached at vmurphy@8newsnow.com.
To contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-4673.
