An Irish firefighter who raped a girl whereas visiting Boston for the St. Patrick’s Day parade final yr was sentenced to as much as 9 years in jail Thursday regardless of letters of help from his spouse and children.
Terence Crosbie, 39 — who was convicted of the disturbing, 15-minute assault on the metropolis’s posh Omni Parker Home on March 15, 2024 — pleaded with the choose to let him return to his household in Eire on the listening to.
However Suffolk Superior Courtroom Choose Joshua Wall referred to as the rape “an act of extraordinary sexual violence” that unfolded whereas the sufferer was “safely asleep, below the covers in a locked lodge room” — and handed down the seven to nine-year sentence, in line with the Boston Globe.
His attorneys had filed 80 pages of letters in his help, together with one from his spouse, and a joint letter from his two daughters, ages 15 and eight, the paper reported.
“Our dad is the kindest, most caring, and hardworking individual we all know. He all the time places our household first and makes certain we really feel beloved, protected, and supported,’’ the siblings wrote, asking the choose to ship him house. “He isn’t just our dad — he’s our hero.”
It wasn’t instantly clear what his spouse wrote in her letter.
Crosbie’s lawyer, Daniel Reilly, had requested for a three- to five-year sentence, citing Crosbie’s in any other case clear file.
“His conviction is severe, is egregious, and regrettably, it’ll have a protracted, lasting influence on the sufferer and others,’’ Reilly stated. “That stated, Mr. Crosbie’s life quantities to greater than that quarter-hour and this conviction. He’s a husband and a devoted father to 2 younger daughters.’’
His unidentified accuser tearfully described how the rape has disrupted her life and shattered her confidence on the sentencing listening to.
In keeping with stories, the assault occurred after the girl had had intercourse with a pal of Crosbie’s in a lodge room the 2 males shared. After the consensual encounter with the man Irish firefighter, the girl handed out in a separate mattress — after which wakened later to seek out Crosbie has entered the room, acquired in her mattress and began raping her.
“My rapist has by no means provided an apology or any indication of remorse for what he did,’’ she stated. “It frightens me to suppose somebody might assault one other individual and by no means really feel the necessity to apologize or present any sense of regret.’’
Crosbie pleaded not responsible and has denied ever touching the girl.
