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 to run through Aug. 15.
Alahverdian’s other Utah trial is set to start in September.