Man fighting US extradition is Nicholas Rossi, sheriff rules

The man at the centre of the case has been ruled to be Nicholas Rossi (Andrew Milligan/PA)

A man who has been fighting extradition to the US is fugitive rape suspect Nicholas Rossi, a sheriff has ruled.

The 35-year-old has spent the last 11 months trying to con the Scottish courts into believing he is Arthur Knight, an orphan from Ireland who has never been to the US.