Overview

• Nicholas Rossi, a man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the US to avoid rape charges, has appeared in court in Utah.
• Rossi, who is charged with raping a woman in 2008, was not identified as a suspect until about a decade later due to a backlog of DNA test kits at the Utah State Crime Lab.
• During his court appearance, Rossi denied that he was the suspect and claimed to be an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight.
• Rossi was extradited from Scotland earlier this month after a lengthy legal battle.
• The next hearing in the case is due to take place later in January.