A Boston jury has found a Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie guilty of raping a woman in a hotel room he shared with a colleague.
The jury of six men and six women found Crosbie (39) guilty of raping a 29-year-old attorney in the lead up to St Patrick’s Day weekend after 4½ days of arguments and after more than 15 hours of deliberation. He faces up to 20 years in sentencing.
A number of male supporters broke into tears as the verdict was delivered, while Crosbie’s wife kept her head in her lap.
The conviction comes after a previous trial ended in a hung jury.
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