After Nicholas Alahverdian faked his death, a trail of rape and fraud allegations finally caught up with him

Authorities set on a worldwide chase to find Nicholas Alahverdian, once praised for his work as a child advocate, who has been accused of rape, abuse and fraud.

Nicholas Alahverdian was known in Rhode Island as a fierce advocate for children in the state’s foster care system. After his apparent death from cancer four years ago, he was memorialized in local news reports and on the statehouse floor. 

But Alahverdian, 37, wasn’t dead — he was living in the United Kingdom under a different name — and underneath his advocacy work was a trail of rape, abuse and fraud allegations that included multiple victims and spanned thousands of miles.

In a 2022 interview with “Dateline,” Alahverdian denied sexually assaulting or defrauding anyone, though he previously pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic assault in Rhode Island and was convicted of a misdemeanor sex crime in Ohio. In Utah, where authorities have identified him as Nicholas Rossi, he is awaiting trial in two separate rape cases. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Here’s a look at Alahverdian’s trail of allegations from Rhode Island to Utah and beyond.

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