Dublin firefighter on trial for Boston rape told cops he did not have sex with accuser
The trial of Terence Crosbie (38) began this week at Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, Massachusetts.
A Dublin firefighter accused of rape in a Boston hotel told police he was '100 percent' certain he did not have sex with his accuser, a court was told yesterday.
The trial of Terence Crosbie (38) began this week at Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, Massachusetts.
It was alleged in court that the firefighter raped a woman at a Boston hotel during his visit for the St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations in 2024.
He was due to be in the Boston parade with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade on March 17th, 2024.
The Dubliner pleaded not guilty and has been held at Nashua Street jail in Boston since his arrest last year.
Mr Crosbie's wife has supported him and is present at the trial.
Terence Crosbie at a previous court hearing
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Yesterday, Detective Joseph McDonough, who investigated the case back in March 2024 took to the stand.
The US officer was asked about footage from Omni Parker House, where the defendant stayed and shared a room with another Dubliner, Liam O'Brien.
The detective described how he also looked at footage from the Black Rose Pub on State Street where Mr Crosbie, Mr O'Brien and the alleged victim spent time before the alleged incident on March 14.
According to police, Liam O'Brien was the 'consensual partner' of the woman and they both could be seen spending time in each other's company in the pub where they met that same night.
They left the premises together also.
While they spent time together, Crosbie at one stage can be seen sitting talking to a blonde woman, who is not his wife, on CCTV which was shown to the court.
The footage also showed that the pair shared a kiss.
Later in the evening, Liam O'Brien and the female had sex back in his hotel room – a room he was sharing with both O'Brien and Crosbie.
Mr Crosbie is believed to have left hotel room 610 at 11:55pm that night, according to hotel security video, and swiped his key card back into the room at 1:55am.
The door then opened from the inside at 2.15am when the woman left.
Mr Crosbie was in the room when the pair arrived and left shortly after.
He then returned later that night and the woman claims she awoke to Crosbie on top of her, raping her.
The Dublin fireman has denied the claims.
Yesterday, the court heard how Mr Crosbie was interviewed shortly after the incident by Boston Police Detective Joseph McDonough in a private bar of the hotel.
The clip was played to the court yesterday.
A Boston Police Department photo of Terence Crosbie
'The Dubliner we started in, Emmett's Bar, Beantown Pub. I think we were in a fourth bar. We were in the Black Rose as well, we walked down there last,' Crosbie can be heard explaining in the taped interview.
When asked if he ate and who did he go out with, he said: 'I had a burger and chips in The Dubliner. Me, Liam, Jack, Larry.
He also explained that ten people came over in total because they were 'marching in the parade on Sunday.'
Dublin Fire Brigade had rented five rooms in total in the Omni Parker House, with two officers in each room.
Asked what he did at the Black Rose, Mr Crosbie replied: 'Drink.'
Speaking about what happened after he returned to his room, Mr Crosbie said: 'I came back here, I went up to the room, yeah, I did leave the room.
"Liam came back, he picked up a girl at the bar. I just left.
'I came back later. I sat on the chair beside the elevators on my floor. I was there for a couple of hours.
"I just went straight to my bed. She got up out of bed, started looking around in the dark. I didn't speak to her.'
When asked if she was crying when she left, he said: 'I don't know, she didn't show that she was crying.'
Asked if he had any interaction with the girl, Mr Crosbie said: 'None, said hello, said goodbye.'
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie.
The detective asked if the girl had slept in his bed, he said: 'Not to the best of my knowledge.'
Detective McDonough can also be heard in the taped interview asking Mr Crosbie: 'Any point did you have sex with her?'
The Dublin firefighter then replies, 'No.'
The police detecive then asked if he would be 'surprised? If she said otherwise?' Crosbie answered '100 percent.'
During cross examination, Detective McDonough was asked to confirm that the woman 'didn't run, didn't ask for help or have any signs of stress,' on CCTV as she left the building after the alleged incident.
The detective agreed that she did not.
Defence attorneys have told jurors Crosbie did not rape the woman and that his DNA was not found on her.
Dr Lyndsey Walsh, a resident in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, later took to the stand.
She spoke about the female's arrival to the hospital on March 15, 2024 at 3.05am where she showed up with a 'small tear to the vagina without bleeding.'
Dr Walsh explained that the female was 'medically cleared,' meaning that there were no concerns for life threatening injuries.
Also, she explained that evidence collection kit criteria can't be contributed to if the patient has drugs or alcohol in their system.
Jennifer Ozog, a forensic scientist from New Hampshire State Police examined evidence for the presence of semen and saliva.
She was sent six pairs of men's underwear and examined each one individually for biological staining. Two pairs of underwear with fluorescent staining and one had a confirmatory positive presence of semen.
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