A man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death​ and fleeing to the U.K. to avoid rape charges​, faced an alleged victim in court on Monday.

The relationship quickly soured after their engagement, with Rossi “becoming controlling and saying mean things to me,” the victim testified.

A jury trial has begun in Utah for Nicholas Rossi, who allegedly faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid being tried for sexually assaulting two women in 2008,