Man who faked death to escape faces sentencing for rape

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nicholas Rossi, 38, who faked his death to evade rape charges, is set for sentencing in Utah for convictions related to rapes from 2008, facing 5 years to life. After a decade-long search, he was arrested in Scotland in 2021 and extradited to Utah, where he was identified through a DNA kit linked to his cases.

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