Nicholas Alahverdian
Nicholas Alahverdian (July 11, 1987 – June 25, 2026), also known as Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, among other aliases, was an American sex offender and child welfare activist who faked his own death in 2020. Alahverdian alleged that he suffered abuse and negligence from the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), Rhode Island's social service system.