Reply Kim Avis of Scotland, who tried to evade justice by fleeing to the U.S., where he faked his death at a California beach, was sentenced on Friday, June 11, 2021, to 15 years in prison for rape and other sexual offenses, authorities in Scotland said. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) CARMEL, CA — A Scottish man who faked his own death at a beach on the Central Coast of California was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping three women and sexually assualting a minor, officials in Scotland said. Kim Avis, 57, was sentenced after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland last month. He was convicted of 13 charges related to sexual offences.