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Nevada Life Sentence for Lakota Medicine Man, Canada Seeks Charges

4/28/2026

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Nevada Judge Jessica Peterson sentenced Nathan Chasing Horse to life for sexually assaulting women and girls, with parole after 37 years despite his innocence claim.
A warrant in Alberta lets Canadian authorities pursue additional charges while British Columbia prosecutors assess a 2018 sexual-assault allegation.
Three victims, including 14-year-old Corena Leone-LaCroix, said he exploited them as a Lakota medicine man while Tsuut’ina Nation Police coordinated with Alberta Crown prosecutors on warrant.

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Nevada Judge Jessica Peterson sentenced Nathan Chasing Horse to life for sexually assaulting women and girls, with parole after 37 years despite his innocence claim.
A warrant in Alberta lets Canadian authorities pursue additional charges while British Columbia prosecutors assess a 2018 sexual-assault allegation.
Three victims, including 14-year-old Corena Leone-LaCroix, said he exploited them as a Lakota medicine man while Tsuut’ina Nation Police coordinated with Alberta Crown prosecutors on warrant.