Boston lawyer sobs as she tells court how fireman visiting from Ireland raped her after boozy St Patrick's Day
A woman broke down in tears as she told a Boston court how a married Irish firefighter allegedly raped her while she slept in a hotel room after St Patrick's Day celebrations.
The 29-year-old lawyer wept in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday as she recalled the evening she woke up to a man 'inside of her' at Boston's luxury Omni Parker House hotel on March 14, 2024.
Terence E Crosbie, 38, from Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of rape over the alleged incident. He has been behind bars since his arrest last year.
The defendant was in the city as part of the Dublin Fire Brigade delegation for the St Patrick's Day parade when he is alleged to have carried out what prosecutors called a 'nightmare' attack on the sleeping woman.
The woman, whose identity is being kept anonymous, became emotional in court as she read out a text message she sent to a friend just hours after the alleged attack, according to a report by the Boston Globe. 'I woke up and a guy was inside of me,' the message read.
The victim continued to fight back tears as she described the allegations, including the moment she says she woke up to find Crosbie assaulting her. He is accused of saying: 'This guy is sleeping. I know you want this.'
She told police she screamed at her attacker: 'What are you doing? Stop', according to court documents.
The woman became emotional when she was shown photographs of the hotel room and security footage of herself leaving.
She told the court how she spent March 14 bar hopping around Boston, starting with a work party at Big Night Live at 1:45pm before moving to State Street Provisions restaurant and finally The Black Rose pub around 9pm.
She admitted to drinking five or six beers throughout the day but insisted she was 'totally coherent' and although it made her 'looser' the alcohol had no 'negative impact' on her judgment.
She met a man named Liam O'Brien, a member of the Irish Fire Brigade, at The Black Rose. After hours of talking and dancing she went back to his hotel room at around 11:30pm.
She thought he was staying alone and did not know Crosbie was also staying there, she said.
The woman told the court she had consensual sex with O'Brien before falling asleep on a separate bed in the shared hotel room.
Prosecutor Daniela Mendes told jurors that Crosbie returned to find the woman 'vulnerable and defenseless' and 'saw an opportunity and took full, violent advantage of it.'
The woman testified that after the alleged rape Crosbie followed her around the hotel room trying to kiss her and pushed her against the wall as she tried to collect her clothes to flee.
'I just wanted to get out of there,' she sobbed when asked why she didn't cry for help.
'I didn't know anyone. I just wanted to get out.'
Crosbie's defense team claims their client is innocent and argued there is a lack of DNA evidence linking him to the alleged crime.
The victim fought back tears as she described the horrifying moment she woke up to find Crosbie (pictured in court) allegedly assaulting her
Defense attorney Daniel C Reilly grilled the woman about what he said were inconsistencies in her testimony.
Some of his questions included whether the bathroom light was on during the alleged assault and what exactly Crosbie said to her, the Globe reported.
'It's fair to say your testimony from yesterday doesn't match what you first told the detective,' Reilly said to which the woman replied, admitting: 'Yes.'
When she reported the assault at Massachusetts General Hospital hours later her blood alcohol level was .135, well above the legal driving limit of 0.08.
When asked if she was still impaired at the time, she replied: 'I guess.'
But nurse Carly Littlejohn who testified Tuesday said that the woman was medically cleared to undergo evidence collection, which means she was sober enough to give proper consent for the procedure.
Crosbie had a history of disturbing social media posts, including one where he said he wanted to visit Europe's 'most underreported rape capital' and another where he said he would 'rupture his wife's cervix.'
Back in 2017 Crosbie wrote about wanting to visit Amsterdam and see a soccer game before adding a questionable comment
The Irish fireman is accused of raping a woman in Boston has a history of disturbing posts, including one where he shared his desire to 'rupture his wife's cervix'
Back in 2017, Crosbie wrote about wanting to visit Amsterdam and see a soccer game before adding a questionable comment.
'Ajax away be a descent trip,' he wrote on X. '6ft blondes & most unreported rape capital of Europe sure even if it's Vigo vs Lyon be worth a trip.'
More recently, on October 10, 2021, he had a NSFW birthday message for his wife of nine years.
'Happy Birthday babe,' Crosbie wrote on X. 'I will rupture your cervix later.'
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