Fugitive Nicholas Rossi is found guilty of r@pe in US case after he faked his own de@th

An American fugitive who faked his de@th and fled to Scotland to escape justice has been found guilty of r@pe in the United States. Nicholas Rossi, who appeared in court under his other name, Nicholas Alahverdian, had denied all charges.He was found guilty of a 2008 r@pe after a three-day trial in Utah in which his accuser and her parents took the stand. The case relates to an attack in Salt Lake County, but he still faces another trial for an alleged r@pe in Utah County, which is scheduled for October. It took the jurors of four men and four women more than eight hours to reach their verdict. Rossi, who had previously been joking with his legal team, showed no emotion as the verdict was read out. The court had heard from the woman Rossi raped in Salt Lake County – referred to as MS. She said they met online initially, began dating and were engaged after two weeks. She said Rossi’s behaviour soon changed, that he became controlling, borrowed money from her, would not let her drive her own car and criticised her clothing. The court heard the woman decided to end the relationship, at which point Rossi pushed her on the bed at his apartment and r@ped her. The defence claimed the case was like a “puzzle from a thrift shop” as it has pieces missing and there is not a complete picture. They claimed MS was resentful after losing money on the engagement rings and only spoke of the rape allegation after seeing Rossi in the news 13 years later. The court then heard from the woman Rossi is accused of raping at his apartment in Orem, Utah County, who appeared as a witness in the current case – referred to as KP.KP said she met Rossi on the social networking site MySpace in August 2008, when she was 21, and they began a short relationship. She told the court on one occasion, she woke up at Rossi’s apartment to find he had spent up to $400 (296) on a computer using her credit card details without permission. Rossi said he would pay her back but, after the relationship ended, admitted he did not have the money. She said he then began performing a sex act on himself and when she tried to leave, Rossi pulled her clothing down and pinned her to a couch or other piece of furniture before r@ping her. Rossi’s trial for allegedly raping KP is scheduled to start in Utah County on 17 October and is expected to last for two weeks. The post Fugitive Nicholas Rossi is found guilty of r@pe in US case after he fakedhisownde@th appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.