Fugitive Nicholas Rossi GUILTY of rape in US after faking own death and fleeing to Scotland
The 38-year-old denied all the charges at the rape trial in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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A jury found Rossi guilty of a 2008 rape after a three-day trial in which his accuser and her parents took the stand.
The jurors of four men and four women took more than eight hours to reach their verdict.
The verdict came after Rossi declined to testify on his own behalf.
The court showdown happened after Rossi - who claimed to be an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight - was extradited from the UK in January last year.
Rossi showed no emotion as the verdict was read out.
He will be sentenced in the case on October 20 and is set to stand trial in September for another rape charge in Utah County.
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