Jane McSorley

Was he actually telling the truth? I thought this man in front of me was Arthur Knight. And the authorities had made a mistake. And I was like, good God.

Was he actually telling the truth? I thought this man in front of me was Arthur Knight. And the authorities had made a mistake. And I was like, good God.

I've been a journalist over 30 years, and I have never met a man like him.

I've been a journalist over 30 years, and I have never met a man like him.

It's a fairly small flat. I was welcomed very, very warmly by Miranda. Arthur's there in a wheelchair, you know, with the mask and the oxygen tank and everything, but he's dressed up to the nines.

It's a fairly small flat. I was welcomed very, very warmly by Miranda. Arthur's there in a wheelchair, you know, with the mask and the oxygen tank and everything, but he's dressed up to the nines.

I was just engrossed by him, really, because, I mean, everybody's talking about this man. Here I am, as close as I am now to you. You know, he was such a nice guy, I thought, how can he potentially be this Nicholas Rossi that alleged to be, you know, a rapist?

I was just engrossed by him, really, because, I mean, everybody's talking about this man. Here I am, as close as I am now to you. You know, he was such a nice guy, I thought, how can he potentially be this Nicholas Rossi that alleged to be, you know, a rapist?

And it was after I'd been there at least a couple of hours. And straight away he agreed. So I said, would you pull back your sleeves?

And it was after I'd been there at least a couple of hours. And straight away he agreed. So I said, would you pull back your sleeves?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I had my glasses on as well. I mean, I was completely in awe of this left forearm that up on the screen was like completely tattooed and now in front of me had no tattoos and no scarring whatsoever of tattoo removal. She even checked to make sure he hadn't covered them with makeup. It was quite a moment. So I thought this man in front of me was Arthur Knight.

I had my glasses on as well. I mean, I was completely in awe of this left forearm that up on the screen was like completely tattooed and now in front of me had no tattoos and no scarring whatsoever of tattoo removal. She even checked to make sure he hadn't covered them with makeup. It was quite a moment. So I thought this man in front of me was Arthur Knight.

And the authorities had made a mistake. And I was like, good God. You know, because he's so adamant.

And the authorities had made a mistake. And I was like, good God. You know, because he's so adamant.

It was. The story is stranger than fiction, but that's what's great about it.

It was. The story is stranger than fiction, but that's what's great about it.

He said the tattoos were put on him when he was in a coma.

He said the tattoos were put on him when he was in a coma.