Mistrial in Boston rape trial of Dublin firefighter as jury fail to reach verdict
Terence Crosbie will face a second trial later this year
The judge in the Boston rape trial of Dublin firefighter, Terence Crosbie, has declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict on Friday.
The jury returned on Friday afternoon and declared that they had not come to a verdict, with Judge Sarah Ellis declaring a mistrial.
Mr Crosbie will face a second trial later this year, with a provisional date of October 14 the next date the case is before the court.
Terence Crosbie (38) is accused of raping a woman at the Omni Parker House in Boston while visiting the city for St Patrick's Day weekend celebrations in 2024.
The alleged incident happened on the night of March 14, the day he arrived in the United States. He was due to be in the Boston parade with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade on March 17, 2024.
The Dubliner pleaded not guilty and has been held at Nashua Street jail in Boston since his arrest last year after he attempted to get on an earlier flight back to Ireland on March 15.
The trial began last week. Mr Crosbie's wife has supported him and is present at the trial.
Earlier this week, closing statements were made with defence attorney Daniel C Reilly telling jurors they should acquit Crosbie and argued there was not enough evidence to link Crosbie to the alleged rape.
'I'm going to ask you to end that nightmare and find him not guilty,' he said.
'The Commonwealth has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Crosbie committed the crime he is accused of.'
Meanwhile, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Erin Murphy asked: 'If she was so drunk, or so mixed up, or if she was making up a story, then how did she have so much right?'
'It's a misnomer to say the DNA was inconclusive. What is conclusive is there were two distinct male profiles.
'There's no mystery man here, there's no phantom rapist who slipped off into the night. Terrence Crosbie is guilty.'
Last week, Crosbie took the stand on Friday to adamantly deny raping the woman in the hotel room he was sharing with fellow firefighter, Liam O'Brien.
'I've done nothing wrong,' Crosbie told the court, adding, '100 per cent I didn't do this. I had no physical or verbal contact with her at all.'
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