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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Erin Keller

He spent years denying his identity after fleeing the US to avoid rape charges. Now, a court has finally convicted him

Nicholas Alahverdian who faked his own death, fled the years and spent years denying his identity has been convicted in Utah of rape.

The 38-year-old, who used several different aliases including Arthur Knight, was found guilty in Utah of raping a former girlfriend in 2008 after a whirlwind romance that started after the pair met on MySpace.

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