Crime

Irish citizen visiting Boston for St. Patrick’s Day charged with raping woman in downtown hotel

Terrance Crosbie was visiting Boston for St. Patrick’s Day weekend when he allegedly raped a woman at a hotel Thursday night.

The Omni Parker House hotel in downtown Boston. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

By Emily Spatz

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Police stopped a plane on a tarmac Saturday to arrest an Irish citizen who allegedly raped a woman while in Boston for St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the district attorney said Monday. 

Terrence Crosbie, 37, of Dublin, was arrested after allegedly raping a woman on Friday at the Omni Parker House, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. 

Crosbie, who is a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade, flew to Boston from Ireland on Thursday with other members of the emergency fire and rescue service, according to the statement. 

Friday morning, Boston police interviewed a 28-year-old woman at Massachusetts General Hospital who said she was raped at the Omni Parker House, a hotel in downtown Boston, earlier that morning, Hayden’s office said. 

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Police found surveillance footage from the hotel and from The Black Rose, a bar in downtown Boston, where both the victim and Crosbie were Thursday night, according to the DA. 

After being interviewed by police Saturday, Crosbie booked a flight for 10 p.m. that night, even though he was initially supposed to leave on Tuesday, the DA’s office said.

“At the airport, Crosbie boarded an even earlier flight, departing at around 7 p.m.,” Hayden’s office said. “State police stopped the plane on the Logan tarmac and removed Crosbie.”

Crosbie is charged with one count of rape and is being held on $100,000 bail. He is not allowed to leave the state and had to surrender his passport. His probable cause hearing is scheduled for April 16, Hayden’s office said. 

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“As always in these matters, the willingness of the victim to come forward is crucial,” Hayden said. “This victim deserves enormous credit for doing that in this case. I’m grateful for the alertness of the police in finding out that Mr. Crosbie was attempting to leave the country before he could be held accountable for his actions.”

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