Months after being convicted on rape charges, ex-fugitive Nicholas Rossi was sentenced to 5 years to life in prison inside a Salt Lake City courtroom on Monday.

During his sentencing hearing, Rossi wore light blue jail clothing and listened silently as multiple woman who have accused him of rape spoke to the judge.

When given the chance to speak, Rossi claimed to be innocent and said that the women who accused of him of rape were “liars.”

The sentence brings to an end only one chapter of a lengthy saga in which Rossi fled the country to avoid prosecution for the 2008 rape , while also making unsubstantiated claims that he was a different person entirely.

Rossi was found guilty by a jury on the third day of his August trial.

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The Salt Lake Tribune

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