The man denied being Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted over allegations of rape and sexual assault.
He claimed that he had been given distinctive tattoos matching those on the arms of Rossi while he was lying unconscious in a Glasgow hospital in an attempt to frame him.
He will now face an extradition hearing, when the Scottish courts will decide whether to send him back to the US to stand trial on the allegations against him. But Rossi claimed the fingerprints had been meddled with and taken from him by an NHS worker called "Patrick" on behalf of David Leavitt, a Utah county lawyer.Rossi's accent also changed several times while he was giving evidence.
He had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting another woman, known as Mary, after meeting her online in 2008.that Rossi pinned her against a wall, forcefully kissed and groped her and masturbated in front of her at a college in Ohio.
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