Hung jury in trial of Dublin firefighter accused of raping US woman in Boston on St Paddy’s weekend as new date set. New Trial set for October. A new trial date has been set for October 14 and bail was increased from $10,000 to $50,000 after the judge deemed the accused to be a flight risk.

A US judge has declared a mistrial in a case involving Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie, who is accused of rape.

Mr Crosbie is accused of raping a 29-year-old attorney in a Boston hotel room over St Patrick’s Day weekend in 2024.

He will return to court in October

He was sharing the room with his colleague Liam O’Brien, both of whom had travelled over as part of a group of firefighters to participate in the Boston parade.

Mr Crosbie was arrested on March 16, 2024 and was on trial this week for the alleged offence.

He has been held at the Nashua Street jail in Boston since his arrest.

However, the jury of eight men and four women were unable to reach a verdict after four days and 22 hours of deliberation.