Overview

• Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death to evade U.S. rape charges, appeared in court in Utah on rape charges.
• Rossi was extradited from Scotland last month after losing his final appeal against extradition.
• He faces charges for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in 2008, with a separate rape allegation in Salt Lake County.
• Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, has used several aliases and claims he has never set foot on American soil.
• Authorities arrested Rossi in Scotland in 2021 after recognizing him at a hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19.