US Man Arrested in Scotland and Convicted of Utah Rape Gets at Least 5 Years in Prison

US Man Arrested in Scotland and Convicted of Utah Rape Gets at Least 5 Years in Prison
Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to avoid rape charges, appears at a jury trial in Salt Lake City, on Aug. 11, 2025. Firecrest Films via AP, Pool
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SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah judge on Monday sentenced a man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest on rape charges to anywhere from five years to life in prison.

Nicholas Rossi, 38, is “a serial abuser of women” and “the very definition of a flight risk,” District Judge Barry Lawrence said before handing down the sentence.