A second trial has gotten underway for the Irish firefighter charged with raping a woman at a Boston hotel while visiting the city in 2024 to march in the Saint Patrick's Day parade.

Opening statements were heard in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday for Terence Crosbie's new trial. A mistrial was declared during his first trial earlier this year, The Boston Globe reported.

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Crosbie, of the Dublin Fire Brigade, is accused of raping a woman at the Omni Parker House hotel after a night of drinking at the Black Rose bar in March of 2024. Terrence Crosbie of the Dublin Fire Brigade allegedly assaulted a 28-year-old woman back in March at the famed Omni Parker House hotel after meeting her at the Black Rose bar Follow

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