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Nicholas Rossi was found guilty of first-degree felony rape in Salt Lake City late Wednesday.

Sentencing is set for Oct. 20 with a separate Utah County rape trial scheduled in September.

District Attorney Sim Gill praised the survivor's bravery and urged others to report crimes.

SALT LAKE CITY — Jurors late Wednesday found Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape, a first-degree felony, just two days after his trial started in Salt Lake City.

Sentencing is set for Oct. 20.

Rossi, 38, is scheduled for another trial in September in Utah County where he is accused of raping a 21-year-old woman in Orem. He faces an identical charge in that case, based on alleged actions in 2008.

"We are grateful to the survivor in this case for her willingness to com

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