Fugitive Nicholas Rossi, who was extradited from Scotland while claiming he was the victim of mistaken identity, is standing trial for rape in the US . ‌

Rossi, who faked his own death in 2020, is accused of raping a woman he dated in 2008 in Utah County, reports the BBC. ‌

He faces a separate allegation of rape also from 2008 in the neighbouring Salt Lake County. Rossi denies all charges. ‌

Today, he appeared in court , going by his other name - Nicholas Alahverdian.

After discussions on a plea deal were not "fruitful", the trial was scheduled by Judge Derek Pullan.

‌Rossi was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital in 2021 after staff recognised his mugshot and distinctive tattoos from an Interpol wanted notice.

He claimed he was Arthur Knight, an Irish-b

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