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A rapist has been jailed for 15 years today, after fleeing Scotland and faking his own death at a California beach.

Kim Avis tried to evade justice by fleeing Scotland then faking his death at one of California's most dangerous beaches.

Kim Avis, 57, was extradited to Scotland to face trial earlier this year.

A RAPIST who tried to evade justice by fleeing to the US has been jailed for 15 years.

Kim Avis disappeared after staging 'drowning', but his ruse was foiled when officials realised he had taken his passport on fateful swim

Scottish man who faked death at Carmel beach convicted of rape in UK Share Updated: 7:13 PM PDT May 10, 2021 Share Updated: 7:13 PM PDT May 10, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript T SHECOTTISH MAN WHO FAKED HIS DEATH AT CARMEL BEACH IN 2019 TO ESCAPE RAPE CHARGES.. HAS BEEN CONVICTED. ACCORDING TO S-T-V NE WS KIM AVIS, ALSO KNOWN AS "KIM GORDON" WAS FOUND GUILTY ON 14 CHARGES IN A SCOTTISH COURT. HE WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO STAND TRIAL IN 2019.... BUT HIS...

Kim Avis trial: Inverness busker found guilty of sex abuse By Grant McCabe Updated: 07/05/2021, 8:49 pm © Supplied by Monterey Sheriffs Office A well-known Inverness market trader who tried to cheat justice by faking his own death has been found guilty of a string of sex abuse charges. Kim Avis was convicted of 14 charges on Friday after a two-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. He preyed on two girls and two women between 2006 and 2017, mainly in Inverness –  including at his pr...

Updated: May 7, 2021, 7:49 pm © Supplied by Monterey Sherriff Of Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up With his straggly hair and bandana, Kim Avis was a well-known figure in Inverness where he was a street trader and occasional busker. From his ‘patch’ in the city’s Eastgate he was a permanent fixture for many years,...

SICKO CAGED Scots beast who tried to fake his own death in California surf accident guilty of catalogue of sex abuse Grant McCabe Updated: 7 May 2021, 18:29 A MARKET trader who tried to cheat justice by faking his own death has been found guilty of horrific sexual abuse. Kim Avis was today convicted of 14 charges after a two-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. 1 Kim Avis was found guilty of a catalogue of abuseCredit: AP:Associated Press He preyed on two girls and two women between 2006 a...

Scot who tried to fake own death after fleeing to USA found guilty of horrific sexual abuse Kim Avis, 57, was caught in Colorado and hauled back to Scotland in 2019. Kim Gordon (also known as Kim Avis) from Inverness. (Image: Peter Jolly) Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information...