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Jury Begins Deliberations in Retrial of Dublin Firefighter Accused in Boston Hotel Rape

Jurors face a case built on the accuser’s texts with DNA testing that did not identify the defendant.

Overview

  • The panel began deliberations Wednesday after closing arguments in Suffolk Superior Court.
  • Prosecutors rested Tuesday, and Judge Joshua Wall rejected a defense motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence.
  • The accuser testified she fell asleep after consensual sex with Liam O’Brien and awoke to an assault, and a friend described her early‑morning texts reporting it.
  • Toxicology showed a .135 BAC at 6 a.m., with retrograde estimates between .155 and .235 around 2 a.m., and experts said impairment cannot be determined precisely.
  • DNA from two males was detected in hospital swabs but could not be matched to Crosbie or O’Brien, and records showed Crosbie changed flights before state police removed him from an Aer Lingus plane.