A rape suspect accused of faking his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the US to face charges, after Scottish ministers signed his extradition order.Nicholas Rossi is wanted by authorities in Utah for allegedly raping a woman in 2008.
He also faces multiple complaints against him in Rhode Island for alleged domestic violence.In August, a sheriff ruled there is no impediment to 35-year-old Rossi being extradited, following a series of hearings at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Norman McFadyen branded Rossi "as dishonest and deceitful as he is evasive and manipulative".As well as Rossi’s claims that he is actually an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight, his claims about his medical conditions have also been disproven by expert witnesses.
He repeatedly attended court in a wheelchair with an oxygen bottle, but a doctor told the court his legs are “strong and athletic”.On Thursday, the Scottish Government revealed in a freedom of information response that a decision in his case had been made in September.
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