Irish firefighter raped woman in hotel while she slept, police allege
An Irish firefighter accused of raping a woman while visiting Boston for St. Patrick’s Day weekend allegedly assaulted her while she was sleeping after she returned to a hotel room with his friend, according to a police report made public Tuesday.
Terence Crosbie, 37, was charged with rape on March 15 after State Police pulled him off an airplane bound for Ireland, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said in a statement. The police report was unsealed after a brief court hearing in Boston Municipal Court, where Judge James M. Stanton ordered that Crosbie, a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade, remain held on $100,000 bail.
Crosbie, who lives in Dublin, has pleaded not guilty. He scheduled to return to court May 1.
His accuser, a 28-year-old woman, told police on March 15 that she had met a man the night before at The Black Rose, a pub by Faneuil Hall, and agreed to return to his room at the Omni Parker House. The pair had “consensual sex” in the hotel room, the police report said.
The man then fell asleep on one of two beds in the hotel room, and the woman went to sleep on the other bed, the report stated.
At some point in the night, the woman woke up as Crosbie was allegedly raping her, according to the report. The woman “tried to push the male off ” and she said “what are you doing? Stop!” the report said. Crosbie said “this guy is sleeping, I know you want this. He fell asleep,” she told police.
The woman started gathering her clothes while Crosbie was allegedly “pushing her around and stated ‘you want this he’s sleeping. Look at him he’s sleeping,” the report said. Crosbie tried to kiss her and pushed her against the wall several times, the report stated.
The woman told police the attack lasted about five minutes before she was able to grab her clothes and leave the room. As she left the hotel, she texted a friend who had been at the bar with her earlier in the night that “she was sexually assaulted,” the report said.
Around 2:15 a.m., the woman went home and changed clothes before going to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment, according to the report. She spoke with investigators at the hospital.
On March 16, police spoke to Crosbie at the Omni Parker House where he said he had gone “drinking at several bars“around Boston before going to The Black Rose, the report said.
Crosbie returned to his hotel room and while he was there, his friend returned with the woman, according to the report. He told police he “read in between the lines” and left the room.
Crosbie waited in a lobby area on the sixth floor and “after some time passed” returned to the room.
Crosbie told police he “removed his pants, and shirt, and got into bed,” according to the report. After about one or two minutes, the woman gathered her clothes and left the room, he said.
“Crosbie denied having a conversation or any interaction with the victim while inside the room,” the report said.
Crosbie’s attorney, Daniel Reilly, said his client “is adamant that he is innocent and has done nothing wrong.”
“His sole focus is on being found not guilty and getting home to his wife and [two] children,” he said. “Prior to this, he had never been away from his kids for more than two days.”
Crosbie has no prior criminal record, according to court documents.
In court, Reilly brought the “high cash bail” to the court’s attention but said he is not requesting it be lowered at this time because Crosbie “has no place to stay.” Crosbie’s Ireland passport has been seized, officials said.
The Dublin Fire Brigade has placed Crosbie on leave and is conducting an internal investigation, a spokesperson told The Boston Globe in March.
“We cannot comment on the specific circumstances but we would reiterate the high standards that we expect from all who represent our organisation at any event,” the agency said in a statement.