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Extradited Fugitive Nicholas Rossi Found Guilty of Rape in Utah

He is due to be sentenced on October 20, when he faces five years to life in prison following survivor testimony at a three-day trial

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JULY 12: Nicholas Rossi departs Edinburgh Sheriff Court after his extradition hearing on July 12, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nicholas Rossi, who has insisted he is an Irishman named Arthur Knight, has been fighting extradition to the US over rape allegations. Last year, a Scottish court ruled that he is the fugitive American authorities are looking for. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • A Salt Lake County jury found Nicholas Rossi guilty of first-degree felony rape on August 13 after a three-day trial that included testimony from his accuser and her parents.
  • Rossi will be sentenced on October 20 under Utah law, where first-degree rape carries a penalty of five years to life in prison.
  • Investigators first linked Rossi to the 2008 assault in 2018 through DNA from a cold-case rape kit as part of Utah’s effort to clear its testing backlog.
  • After fleeing the United States, Rossi assumed multiple aliases, faked his death in 2020 and was arrested in a Glasgow hospital in 2021 when staff recognized his tattoos from an Interpol red notice.
  • He remains in custody and is slated for a separate trial in Utah County in September on another alleged rape from 2008.