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Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital
Source: BBC
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) said the 38-year-old had been suffering from "chronic, degenerative conditions".
It said Rossi died in a local hospital on Thursday after "he chose to remove himself from the care that was being provided".
Rossi was found guilty of raping two women in Utah in 2008 after two separate trials in 2024.
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He had fled to Scotland in 2021 in an attempt to evade justice but was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz75px7zl0wo
Also known as "Arthur Knight" (the name he was hiding under in the UK) and Nicholas Alahverdian, his birth name.
Acquaintances said that Alahverdian preyed upon women who had recently been dumped or were otherwise emotionally fragile.[36] The earliest accusation of rape against Alahverdian that The Daily Beast could find was in 2006, when he and his alleged victim were 18 years old. She said they met online and initially got on well, though she later came to believe that his pleasant personality was a rehearsed act. When they met in person, she said that he constantly pressured her for sex. When she refused, she alleged that he threatened her and then raped her. Thinking that nobody would believe her, she did not report it to the police.[26] In late 2007, Alahverdian was questioned by Utah police after an 18 year old woman accused him of rape, though he was apparently not arrested or charged.[37]
Two Sinclair Community College students in Ohio accused Alahverdian of sexual assault. The first one, who accused him of groping her while masturbating in his apartment, decided not to press charges when police suggested that it would be difficult to prove anything in court.[38] Another student said she met Alahverdian on campus and had lunch with him, after which he offered to walk with her to her next class. Then in a basement stairwell, he pinned her against a wall, groped her and masturbated. When she protested, he said: "I'm almost done. Don't be a bitch."[39] She said that Alahverdian later apologized and told her "he couldn't help it" because she was "so beautiful—and not to tell anybody".[39] She made a police report.[39] Prosecutors told her that she also lacked enough evidence for a case, but when Alahverdian filed a police report accusing her of being the aggressor, they moved forward.[28] Around the same time, another ex-girlfriend alleged to police that he had bruised her, bitten her, and told her that he found it sexually arousing when she declined to have sex. When questioned, Alahverdian told police the sex was consensual.[37]
Later in 2008, Alahverdian, under the name Nicholas Rossi, was convicted of public indecency and sexual imposition for the incident at Sinclair Community College, and was required to register as a sex offender.[40] He filed a motion for a retrial based on a newly surfaced Myspace post allegedly written by the victim, which claimed that she had lied about the incident. At an evidentiary hearing in 2011, a computer forensics expert testified "with 90% certainty" that the post had been altered or fabricated entirely. The motion for retrial was dismissed by the reviewing judge.[16]
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After Alahverdian failed to overturn his sex offender conviction, "he became a men's rights figurehead for radicalized people" who claim they are unable to get romantic or sexual partners despite desiring them—often referred to as incels.[41] Despite having no legal qualifications, Alahverdian provided legal advice to A Voice for Men, an extremist website that the SPLC labeled as a hate group.[43] Alahverdian ignored the requirement to register as a sex offender in multiple states.[37]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alahverdian
Two Sinclair Community College students in Ohio accused Alahverdian of sexual assault. The first one, who accused him of groping her while masturbating in his apartment, decided not to press charges when police suggested that it would be difficult to prove anything in court.[38] Another student said she met Alahverdian on campus and had lunch with him, after which he offered to walk with her to her next class. Then in a basement stairwell, he pinned her against a wall, groped her and masturbated. When she protested, he said: "I'm almost done. Don't be a bitch."[39] She said that Alahverdian later apologized and told her "he couldn't help it" because she was "so beautiful—and not to tell anybody".[39] She made a police report.[39] Prosecutors told her that she also lacked enough evidence for a case, but when Alahverdian filed a police report accusing her of being the aggressor, they moved forward.[28] Around the same time, another ex-girlfriend alleged to police that he had bruised her, bitten her, and told her that he found it sexually arousing when she declined to have sex. When questioned, Alahverdian told police the sex was consensual.[37]
Later in 2008, Alahverdian, under the name Nicholas Rossi, was convicted of public indecency and sexual imposition for the incident at Sinclair Community College, and was required to register as a sex offender.[40] He filed a motion for a retrial based on a newly surfaced Myspace post allegedly written by the victim, which claimed that she had lied about the incident. At an evidentiary hearing in 2011, a computer forensics expert testified "with 90% certainty" that the post had been altered or fabricated entirely. The motion for retrial was dismissed by the reviewing judge.[16]
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After Alahverdian failed to overturn his sex offender conviction, "he became a men's rights figurehead for radicalized people" who claim they are unable to get romantic or sexual partners despite desiring them—often referred to as incels.[41] Despite having no legal qualifications, Alahverdian provided legal advice to A Voice for Men, an extremist website that the SPLC labeled as a hate group.[43] Alahverdian ignored the requirement to register as a sex offender in multiple states.[37]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alahverdian
A lot more in the Wikipedia article. He will not be missed.
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