US EditionTrial Begins in Utah for a Man Accused of Faking His Death to Avoid Rape Charges
SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH, AUG 11 – Nicholas Rossi allegedly used at least a dozen aliases and faked his death in 2020 to avoid prosecution for rape charges from 2008, prosecutors said.
- A man known in the United States as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is accused of sexually assaulting two women in Utah in 2008 and faking his death to avoid rape charges.
- Rossi, 38, was arrested in Scotland in 2021 after being reported dead a year earlier, when he was recognized at a Glasgow hospital while receiving Covid-19 treatment.
- Prosecutors say they have identified at least a dozen aliases Rossi used over the years to evade capture, and the trial in Salt Lake County is scheduled to run through August 15.
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RI man accused of faking his death begins first Utah rape trial
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (WLNE) — A Rhode Island man appeared in court for the first of two rape trials he is facing in Utah, according to Utah affiliate ABC4. Nicholas Alahverdian, who goes by several other names, including Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, is accused of faking his death to escape charges in four states. According to ABC4, Alahverdian allegedly raped a 24-year-old woman in December of 2008. The Salt Lake County trial is scheduled t…
Trial begins in Utah for a man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges – UK Times
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges faced an alleged victim in court Monday as a jury trial in Utah began. The man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahv…
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