US EditionNicholas Rossi: Man who faked his death and fled to Scotland appears in court for US rape trial
Nicholas Rossi, who faked his death to evade justice, faces two separate rape charges from 2008 in Utah and Salt Lake counties, with extradition confirmed by Scottish courts.
- Nicholas Rossi, born Nicholas Alahverdian in 1987, was extradited from Scotland to the US in January 2024 to face rape charges dating back to 2008 in Utah.
- He faked his death in 2020 and fled to the UK, adopting the alias Arthur Knight and claiming mistaken identity to avoid prosecution.
- Rossi was arrested in December 2021 in a Glasgow hospital COVID ward after staff recognized him from an Interpol notice, leading to a lengthy extradition process.
- During court appearances, Rossi used a wheelchair, oxygen mask, and wore a three-piece suit while maintaining that his tattoos were forcibly applied to frame him.
- The extradition order was signed in September 2023, and after losing his final appeal, Rossi was flown back to the US, where his trial was scheduled following unsuccessful plea deal talks.
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Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials. A jury in Salt Lake…
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