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Irish firefighter pleads not guilty to St. Patrick’s Day rape in downtown Boston
Terence Crosbie continues to be held on $100,000 bail.
The 37-year-old Irish firefighter accused of raping a woman at the Omni Parker House while he was visiting Boston to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court, The Boston Globe reports.
Terence Crosbie, a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade, continues to be held on $100,000 bail. He previously pleaded not guilty in Boston Municipal Court.
The conditions for Crosbie’s release on bail remain the same — that he have no contact with his accuser, not leave Massachusetts, and that his passport be held by the court, according to the Globe.
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Prosecutors said Wednesday that on March 14, a 28-year-old woman met a man, along with his colleagues from the Dublin Fire Brigade, while she was out to dinner with co-workers, the Globe reports. The woman left the restaurant later that evening with one of Crosbie’s colleagues, returning to a room at the Omni Parker House that Crosbie was sharing with another member of his brigade.
She was asleep in a separate bed when, prosecutors say, Crosbie returned to the room and the woman “woke up to him actively raping her,” the Globe reports.
“She demanded that he stop and asked him what he’s doing,” Assistant District Attorney Erin Murphy said, according to the newspaper. “The defendant continued and did not stop. He made remarks to the effect of, he knew that she wanted this and his friend was pathetic for falling asleep.”
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The woman left the room and went to a hospital, where she reported the alleged assault and was interviewed by police.
Prosecutors have said that after being interviewed by police the next day, Crosbie booked a flight for the same evening, even though he was initially not supposed to leave for several more days. His plane was stopped on the tarmac and he was removed and arrested.
Crosbie’s lawyer, Daniel Reilly, said Wednesday his client denies the allegation against him, the Globe reports.
“He’s glad that the case is moving forward because being held for 80 days on what he considers utterly and completely false accusation is beyond trying,” Reilly said, according to the newspaper. “He just wants to get home to his wife and daughters.”
Crosbie returns to court Aug. 5.
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