Terence Crosbie's victim praised for 'strength and fortitude' as Irish firefighter found guilty of Boston hotel rape
Terence CrosbieThe woman who accused Irish firefighter Terence Crosbie of rape was praised as a strong survivor who will inspire other victims of sexual violence to come forward.The woman, a 29-year-old attorney in Boston, accused Crosbie of raping her in the Omni Parker House hotel in March 2024.The 39-year-old Dublin firefighter was found guilty on Friday following more than 15 hours of jury deliberations.The victim, who took the stand in both trials, received high praise from the prosecution in comments made following the verdict, reports Irish Star.Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said: “We want our survivors to know they are safe and we will always be with them… In this particular case, we are here because the jury heard what the survivor had to say, and heard her testimony. We can’t thank her enough for her courage, her strength, and her fortitude."Irishman Terence Crosbie at a previous court hearing(Image: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/irish-firefighter-accused-of-raping-woman-in-boston-has-hearing)"She had to go through this twice... She should be applauded for that. We’re happy with the verdict, but we’re most of all happy for her. Hopefully, this brings her some measure of justice and some measure of peace.”Assistant District Attorney Erin Murphy credited the jury with “being able to discount the - frankly - misogynistic attitudes that can lead to jury nullification, in these cases, and that can lead jurors to excuse men for the harm that they inflict on women for reasons that have no basis in the law.”Speaking on what she hoped other survivors of sexual violence would take from this case, Murphy said, “I hope they take away that they can come forward. That they will be supported by this office.”Crosbie's first trial, held last June, ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked following more than four days of deliberations.Crosbie also took the stand during the second trial at Suffolk Superior Court.Join Irish Mirror's crime and court group on WhatsApp Get all the big crime and court stories direct to your phone on our new WhatsApp service. Sign up here. If you don't like our group you can leave it at any timeHe testified before the court that he "absolutely did not" rape the woman, and had met the complainant “very briefly, in passing,” and said he “didn’t get her name.”During closing arguments, the prosecution, led by ADA Erin Murphy, urged jurors to use “common sense,” telling them, “There is no mystery man here. No phantom rapist who slipped off into the night. Terence Crosbie is not the unluckiest man in the world.""He’s just someone who did a terrible, terrible thing to another person, simply because he wanted to and he thought that he could.”Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
