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Watch as fugitive Nicholas Rossi appears in US court

A man who faked his death and fled from the US to Scotland has appeared in court in Utah, where he is charged with raping a woman more than 15 years ago.

Nicholas Rossi, 36, had fought against extradition and claimed to be an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight.

On Tuesday, he appeared by video link at the Third District Court in Utah.

He denied that he was the suspect and described the suggestion that he was not giving his true name as "complete hearsay".

Rossi - also known in the US as Nicholas Alahverdian - was extradited to the US earlier this month after a lengthy legal battle.

17 January 2024

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