Nicholas Rossi was found guilty late Wednesday of the 2008 rape of a woman he had met online before fleeing the country in an attempt to avoid prosecution.

The jury returned its unanimous verdict after deliberating for hours once the Rossi defense team wrapped up its case on the third day of the trial.

Rossi, who will be sentenced Oct. 20, did not testify on his own behalf inside the Salt Lake City courtroom.

Claiming his name is actually Arthur Knight, Rossi was found guilty of raping the then-25-year-old woman in 2008.

On the opening day of the trial, the victim described meeting Rossi as she was recovering from a brain injury, and that it was a whirlwind relationship with their first date coming on her birthday.

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