Authorities in Alberta, Canada, have acknowledged that his case is largely symbolic. Chasing Horse, who faces decades in prison in Nevada if convicted, may never return to Canada.

”At the end of the day,” said Sgt. Nancy Farmer of the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service said: “It is important for us to have these orders in the system so that our victims know they have been heard.” “It is extremely important that we continue to support them in that way.”

In Las Vegas, Chasing Horse pleaded not guilty to the original charges. His new attorney did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment, and his former public defender, Kristy Holston, said she had no comment on the new allegation.

The latest indictment also accuses Chasing Horse of filming himself having sex with one of his accusers when she was under 14 years old. Prosecutors say the images, taken in 2010 or 2011, were found on cellphones in a locked safe inside the North Las Vegas home that Chasing Horse is said to have shared with five wives, including the girl in the videos.

When the Nevada Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of Chasing Horse’s initial indictment, the justices said they were not evaluating his guilt or innocence and called the allegations against him serious. But the court said prosecutors improperly provided the grand jury with a definition of harassment without expert testimony, and faulted them for withholding from the grand jury inconsistent statements made by one of his accusers.

Chasing Horse’s legal troubles have been developing as lawmakers and prosecutors across the United States are channeling more resources into cases involving Native women, including human trafficking and murders.