'I Was Numb': Alleged Victim Testifies Against RI Fugitive in Utah Rape Trial

Second victim shares alleged account of rape during second day of Nicholas Rossi trial

After two full days, the state rested its case Tuesday in the trial of Nicholas Rossi, hours after an Orem woman took the stand claiming she had been raped in 2008 by the man who allegedly fled the country to avoid facing justice. However, before the woman could testify, Judge Barry G. Lawrence pointed out to the jury that her account was separate from the case being tried. "This evidence is not being admitted to prove a character trait of the d…

Man accused of faking his death and fleeing U.S. to avoid rape charges faces alleged victim in Utah court

A man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death​ and fleeing to the U.K. to avoid rape charges​, faced an alleged victim in court on Monday.

Woman testifies that ex-fiance Nicholas Rossi raped her in 2008 as trial begins

Nicholas Rossi listens during the first day of his Salt Lake County jury trial on Monday. He is charged with rape, a first-degree felony. | Jane MacSorely via KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — A dance teacher testified Monday about her memory of a 2008 relationship that she says ended in rape. The woman said she met Nicholas Rossi, 38, through a personal Craigslist ad, leading to a relationship that lasted about a month before she decided she w…

‘I was numb and scared’: Woman testifies about the night she says a man who later changed his identity raped her

A Utah woman testified Monday in the trial of Nicholas Rossi, who fled the U.S. for Scotland in 2017. The woman accused Rossi of raping her in 2008.

'I was numb': Alleged victim testifies against RI fugitive in Utah rape trial

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Fugitive Sex Offender Trial: Nicholas Rossi's Alleged Victim Testifies

Nicholas Rossi is accused of raping 2 women. The first of 2 trials began today. Rossi allegedly faked his own death and claimed to be an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight who was framed. In court today, he wore an oxygen mask and sat in a wheelchair. (8/11/25)