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A woman testified Monday, the first day of Nicholas Rossi's trial, that Rossi raped her in 2008.

Rossi, extradited from Scotland, faces rape charges in separate cases in Utah and Salt Lake counties.

His attorney argued the case lacks evidence; the prosecutor said Rossi moved away while the woman still remembered what he did.

SALT LAKE CITY — 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 was done with him. Initially, she said, he was "very nice" and talked about how they would go to The Gateway mall in Salt Lake City or out to dinner.

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