Alex Andrew Kelly

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Alexander Andrew Kelly (born May 8, 1967) is an Irish-American from Darien, Connecticut, who was convicted of rape in 1997.

The two rapes involved took place in Darien in 1986. Before his trial was due to begin in 1987, Kelly fled the United States and spent the next seven years on the run, mostly in Europe. He reportedly took citizenship of the Republic of Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995, he was captured in Switzerland and extradited back to the United States to stand trial. He faced two trials in 1997, as the first was declared a mistrial. The second, however, resulted in his conviction for the first rape and a sentence of eighteen years in jail. He pleaded no contest to the second rape charge.

Kelly's next parole hearing is scheduled in 2008, conditional on good behavior.

[edit] Portrayals in the media

Kelly's story has been told in an episode of Dominick Dunne's Court TV series Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice and also by the 1999 television movie Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly. It also featured in an episode of A&E Network's series American Justice.