Nicholas Rossi , a man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to avoid rape charges, was found guilty of first-degree felony rape on Wednesday (August 13) in Salt Lake County, Utah. The verdict came after a three-day trial in which the accuser and her parents testified. Rossi, 38, declined to testify on his own behalf and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 20, facing five years to life in prison under Utah law. He is also set to stand trial in September for another rape charge in Utah County.

The case stems from a 2008 incident where the victim, recovering from a traumatic brain injury, met Rossi through a personal ad. Their relationship quickly progressed to an engagement, but the victim testified that Rossi became hostile and raped her . She did not report t

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