A Dublin firefighter charged with rape in Boston took the stand on Tuesday.
Terence Crosbie (39) is accused of raping a 29-year old attorney in a hotel room he shared with his fire brigade colleague, Liam O’Brien.
The complainant previously testified that she met Mr O’Brien at the Black Rose bar on March 14th, 2024, and went with him to the Omni Parker Hotel where they had consensual sex. Mr O’Brien then fell asleep and began to snore. She then got into the other hotel bed and later awoke to a man she didn’t know raping her and telling her that his “friend” was a “loser”, the court heard.
Mr Crosbie presented a different story. “There was nobody in my bed, my bed was empty,” he told the court. Mr Crosbie insisted he “absolutely did not” rape the complainant or have any physical contact with her at all.
The complainant said when she arrived at the hotel room with Mr O’Brien at about 11:55pm, the room was empty, and
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