A disturbing incident at the Omni Parker Hotel has come to light involving two Irish firefighters, Crosbie and Liam O’Brien, during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Boston.
Crosbie was questioned by police regarding his interactions with a woman after a night out that began at multiple bars, including The Dubliner, concluding at The Black Rose.
During the police interview, Crosbie denied any involvement with the woman, expressing disbelief at the suggestion otherwise.
‘None,’ Crosbie replied when asked if he had any interactions with her in their hotel room, reiterating, ‘One hundred percent’ when asked if he would be surprised if she claimed differently.
Amid the questioning, Crosbie grew agitated, asking officers, ‘Am I being accused of something or is Liam being accused of something?’
Crosbie recounted his journey to Boston, emphasizing that it was his first visit. He described his evening activities, highlighting interactions with the woman at The Black Rose before going back to the hotel room he shared with O’Brien.
Upon entering the room, Crosbie stated that he discovered O’Brien with a woman and chose to leave, sitting in the hallway for a couple of hours.
He explained that he later returned to the room and knocked but received no answer. Using his key card, he entered the room, using a flashlight, claiming he did not see anyone within the room.
Crosbie mentioned that he then got into bed, moving clothes off the bedding before hearing the woman moving around shortly before she left.
In stark contrast, the woman testified that she woke up to find Crosbie assaulting her after having consensual sex with O’Brien.
Tears streamed down her face as she recalled the traumatic experience, reading a text message sent to a friend shortly after the alleged incident.
‘“I woke up, and a guy was inside of me,” she stated, emphasizing the sudden and frightening nature of the assault.
During cross-examination, defense attorney Daniel C. Reilly probed details regarding the accuracy and consistency of the woman’s initial statements made to police.
Reilly focused on the woman’s initial interview with an officer named McDonough, who recounted how he had met her shortly after 3 a.m. in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she had been taken following the incident.
Reilly pointed out discrepancies, noting that the woman did not know O’Brien’s name when she filed her report, and did not mention seeing any tattoos on her assailant, despite Crosbie’s booking photos indicating visible tattoos.
‘“His booking photos indicate he has tattoos, correct?” Reilly pressed McDonough, who confirmed that they did.
Another vital point raised during the cross-examination was the security footage showing the woman leaving the hotel.
McDonough was asked about the woman’s behavior in the footage, and he responded that she did not appear to be ‘in distress’ as she exited.
Reilly observed that earlier in the night, the woman shook hands with Crosbie and subsequently hugged him before leaving the pub with O’Brien, an action that went unmentioned in her initial statements to police.
‘“Fair to say you were aware [the woman] had gaps in her memory?” Reilly asked, to which McDonough acknowledged, ‘Yes.’
A critical timeline of events was provided by McDonough during the testimony, indicating that the woman and O’Brien entered the hotel at 11:51 p.m. shortly before Crosbie arrived around midnight.
Crosbie was tracked sitting in a chair at the opposite end of the hallway for a significant duration before accessing his room, while the woman left around 2:16 a.m., according to hotel lock activation records.
On Tuesday, nurse Carly Littlejohn testified about conducting a medical examination on the woman, noting she observed a ‘vaginal tear,’ a finding corroborated by resident physician Lindsay Walsh on Wednesday.
‘“Would you agree that could be from consensual sexual activity?” Reilly inquired during Walsh’s cross-examination, to which she affirmed, ‘Yes.’
This case continues to develop as further testimony and evidence are presented, raising questions about the nature of consent and the accuracy of recollections in traumatic situations.
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