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Dublin Firefighter Sentenced to 7–9 Years for Boston Hotel Rape

A retrial conviction followed testimony and hotel evidence that jurors found persuasive despite inconclusive DNA results, with an appeal planned by the defense.

Overview

  • Judge Joshua Wall imposed a state prison term of seven to nine years, credited Terence Crosbie with 593 days already served, and ordered his commitment to Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.
  • Prosecutors sought nine to 12 years while the defense urged three to five; the judge called the assault an act of “extraordinary sexual violence.”
  • The victim described lasting anxiety and sleepless nights in an impact statement, saying her attacker has never expressed remorse.
  • Jurors returned a unanimous guilty verdict on Oct. 24 after about 15 hours of deliberations in a retrial, following a hung jury in June.
  • Evidence included the victim’s contemporaneous report, key-card logs and surveillance showing Crosbie’s presence, and DNA testing that identified male contributors but did not confirm Crosbie; after police questioning he booked an early flight and was arrested on a plane at Logan, and his attorneys say they will appeal.