Jurors reached a guilty verdict Friday afternoon in the retrial of Terrence Crosbie, a Dublin firefighter accused of raping a woman in Boston during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.The alleged victim, who was 28 at the time, said she had consensual sex with Crosbie’s roommate at the Omni Parker Hotel after meeting him during a night out at the Black Rose. The victim testified about her experience during the first day of testimony in the case.She said that she fell asleep in the second bed in the room and woke up to Crosbie, 39, raping her. After the alleged incident, she left the Omni Parker and went to Mass General, where she reported the rape. “We’re elated. We’re absolutely elated,” prosecutor Erin Murphy said after the verdict. “From the very beginning, we both credited and supported the survivor in this case, who bravely came forward.” Video below: Verdict read in courtThis was the second trial for the case. The jury in Crosbie’s first trial deadlocked.Murphy said the prosecution team was always confident in the case.”We knew that she was telling the truth. The difficulty came with knowing what the defense would be: That this was just the word of a woman,” said Murphy. “Knowing that there are really outdated attitudes that can make their way into a jury room, so knowing what we would have to combat in the jury room with regard to that.”Closing arguments were presented on Wednesday morning, and jurors deliberated for less than three days. “In this particular case, we are here because the jurors heard what the survivor in this case had to say and heard her testimony and all the surrounding facts, and so we can’t thank her enough for her courage, for her strength and her fortitude. She had to go through this twice. Not once, but twice. She should be lauded for that,” said District Attorney Kevin Hayden.Police said Crosbie flew to Boston from Ireland in 2024 with other members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.Prosecutors claim that after Crosbie was interviewed by police on March 16, he booked a flight for 10:10 p.m. that night, days before his scheduled departure date.After arriving at Logan International Airport, Crosbie was able to board an earlier flight that was scheduled to depart around 7 p.m., prosecutors said. Members of the Massachusetts State Police stopped the plane on the tarmac and removed Crosbie.Crosbie’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 30. Murphy said the prosecution team has not yet decided what sentence they will request. Crosbie’s wife and family offered no comment as they left the courthouse.
Jurors reached a guilty verdict Friday afternoon in the retrial of Terrence Crosbie, a Dublin firefighter accused of raping a woman in Boston during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
The alleged victim, who was 28 at the time, said she had consensual sex with Crosbie’s roommate at the Omni Parker Hotel after meeting him during a night out at the Black Rose. The victim testified about her experience during the first day of testimony in the case.
She said that she fell asleep in the second bed in the room and woke up to Crosbie, 39, raping her. After the alleged incident, she left the Omni Parker and went to Mass General, where she reported the rape.
“We’re elated. We’re absolutely elated,” prosecutor Erin Murphy said after the verdict. “From the very beginning, we both credited and supported the survivor in this case, who bravely came forward.”
Video below: Verdict read in court
This was the second trial for the case. The jury in Crosbie’s first trial deadlocked.
Murphy said the prosecution team was always confident in the case.
“We knew that she was telling the truth. The difficulty came with knowing what the defense would be: That this was just the word of a woman,” said Murphy. “Knowing that there are really outdated attitudes that can make their way into a jury room, so knowing what we would have to combat in the jury room with regard to that.”
Closing arguments were presented on Wednesday morning, and jurors deliberated for less than three days.
“In this particular case, we are here because the jurors heard what the survivor in this case had to say and heard her testimony and all the surrounding facts, and so we can’t thank her enough for her courage, for her strength and her fortitude. She had to go through this twice. Not once, but twice. She should be lauded for that,” said District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
Police said Crosbie flew to Boston from Ireland in 2024 with other members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.
Prosecutors claim that after Crosbie was interviewed by police on March 16, he booked a flight for 10:10 p.m. that night, days before his scheduled departure date.
After arriving at Logan International Airport, Crosbie was able to board an earlier flight that was scheduled to depart around 7 p.m., prosecutors said. Members of the Massachusetts State Police stopped the plane on the tarmac and removed Crosbie.
Crosbie’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 30. Murphy said the prosecution team has not yet decided what sentence they will request.
Crosbie’s wife and family offered no comment as they left the courthouse.
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