LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Attorneys representing two survivors of Nathan Chasing Horse have filed a lawsuit against two Las Vegas casino-hotels, claiming they failed to prevent years of sex trafficking on their properties.
The lawsuit filed Monday in Nevada names Boyd Gaming’s Cannery Casino and Hotel and Station Casinos’ Santa Fe Station as the primary defendants.
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The plaintiffs, identified only as M.L. and C.L., said they were trafficked at both properties from 2014 through 2022. The suit claims their Chasing Horse used multiple rooms at both properties to force them into sex trafficking while hotel staff ignored red flags.
According to the lawsuit, staff at both casinos observed constant foot traffic of men coming and going from rooms, visible bruising on the women, and the women looking tired and afraid. The suit claims the women were required to follow Chasing Horse throughout the casinos and were not permitted to speak to or make eye contact with hotel employees.
The lawsuit states Chasing Horse rented multiple rooms at a time and repeatedly renewed room rentals at both properties. The women were forced to have sex with multiple buyers per stay, creating noticeable traffic in and out of the rooms, the suit said.
The women accuse the casinos of profiting from room rentals and providing Chasing Horse with complimentary gifts to keep him at their hotels, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also accuses both properties failed to implement anti-trafficking policies, training programs and procedures for preventing, identifying, reporting and stopping sex trafficking. Additionally, The suit alleges hotel staff acted as lookouts for Chasing Horse, alerting him to police activity.
Chasing Horse was convicted of trafficking and sexual abuse by a Las Vegas jury in January, and was sentenced to life in prison last week.
The lawsuit echoes previous claims from prosecutors that Chasing Horse held himself out as a prominent spiritual healer in the Lakota tribe and used his position to exercise control over the plaintiffs. The victims claim they were required to perform sex acts as part of their faith as members of his sect of the Lakota tribe, known as “The Circle”, according to the suit.
The lawsuit further claims Chasing Horse used physical abuse, threats, psychological coercion and isolation to maintain control. He branded the plaintiffs and other women he trafficked with a spider tattoo that would have been visible to hotel employees, the suit said.
FOX5 has reached out to Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos for their response, with Boyd officials saying they do not comment on pending litigation.
At time of writing, a hearing for the lawsuit has not yet been scheduled.
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