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Rape suspect Nicholas Rossi - who fought extradition from Scotland to America after claiming to be the victim of mistaken identity - has admitted for the first time in court that he and alias Arthur Knight are the same person.



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Nicholas Alahverdian admits he changed his name to Arthur Knight

Rossi was extradited from Scotland despite claiming to be an Irish orphan who had never been to the US.

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US fugitive Nicholas Rossi admits he changed his name

Rossi, who was arrested while being treated for COVID at a Glasgow hospital in December 2021, argued for years he was a victim of mistaken identity.

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Nicholas Rossi admits he used the alias Arthur Knight as he faces rape trial

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi 37, tried to convince a court that he was Arthur Knight as he fought extradition from Scotland, claiming to be the victim of mistaken identity.

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Nicholas Rossi finally admits he faked identity as he appears in court

Rossi was extradited from Scotland to the US in January after a lengthy case in the Scottish courts.

Nicholas Rossi confirms identity and admits using alias at bail hearing for rape charge

SALT LAKE CITY (WPRI/AP) — It appears to be a case of mistaken identity no more. Nicholas Alahverdian, the man accused of faking his own death and moving to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges, admitted for the first time in court Wednesday that he changed his name upon leaving the country. Prior to his testimony, Alahverdian asserted that he was an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight who had never set foot on American soil and was being frame…

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AN American prisoner who was extradited from Scotland earlier this year has admitted to using an alias for the first time.

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Nicholas Rossi admits to using Arthur Knight alias for first time

Nicholas Rossi testified about his name changes during a bail hearing on Wednesday. A 4th District judge denied him the opportunity for bail, ruling he is highly likely to flee. | Andrew Brown, KSL.com PROVO, Utah (KSL.com) — Nicholas Rossi, a man facing separate rape charges in Utah County and Salt Lake County, testified Wednesday that he moved to the United Kingdom and changed his name to Arthur Knight because he had multiple people threatenin…

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Nicholas Rossi confirms true identity for first time; judge denies bail in rape case

The American fugitive, who is accused of raping two women in Utah, staged his own death and fled to the UK

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Nicholas Rossi admits for first time that he used fake identity

In a development the Providence Journal inexplicably describes as “shocking,” Nicholas Alahverdian—f.k.a. “Arthur Knight,” f.k.a. “Nicholas Rossi,” etc.—admitted in a Utah courtroom on Wednesday that he has been lying about his identity for years. Not that this was ever very believable. See, e.g., “Suspect Claiming Mistaken Identity Says Someone Tattooed Him Without His Knowledge” (Nov. 15, 2022), and various followups. But Alahverdian now says …

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The Prisoner Formerly Known as Nicholas Rossi Finally Admits He Lied About His Identity

Nicholas Rossi admits he used the alias Arthur Knight as he faces rape trial

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