Nicholas Rossi, who is also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, was jailed for five years on Monday after he was convicted of raping two women in 2008 View 2 Images Nicholas Rossi will spend at least five years in prison for his vile crimes (Image: PA)

A sex offender who apparently staged his own death and fled the United States to dodge justice has finally been locked up. ‌

American Nicholas Rossi, who bizarrely insisted he was an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight, has been handed a five-year jail term for his despicable crimes. ‌

Nicholas Rossi has steadfastly maintained his innocence in the 17 years since he sexually attacked two women, even implying before his sentencing yesterday that the victims were making up their accounts. ‌

He was eventually nabbed in Scotland, 1

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