The lawyer for an Irish firefighter accused of rape in Boston says the Dubliner wants to face trial soon so he can return home to his family

The lawyer for an Irish firefighter accused of raping a woman while he was in Boston for St. Patrick’s Day says he wants the trial to be over and done with so he can return home to his family.

Terence Crosbie, 37, was charged last week with rape that allegedly occurred while he was visiting Boston to perform in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.

His arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court is scheduled for June 3, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said in a statement.

Crosbie, who lives in Dublin, pleaded not guilty in Boston Municipal Court on April 16. A lawyer for Crosbie said his client “strongly believes he is an innocent man” and plans to plead not guilty in the Supreme Court. “He’s excited to move forward with the case,” Daniel Reilly said during a telephone interview Monday night. “(He) looks forward to fighting the case and eventually coming home to his wife and children.”

Crosbie, a member of the Dublin Fire Department, arrived in Boston on March 14, Hayden’s office said. His accuser, a 28-year-old woman, told police she met a man that evening at The Black Rose, a pub near Faneuil Hall, and returned to his room at the Omni Parker House, where the two had “consensual sex,” according to a police report released in April.

The woman said that after she and the man fell asleep on the room’s two beds separately, she woke up to Crosbie allegedly raping her, the report said. She “tried to push the man off” and said, “What are you doing? Stop!” to which Crosbie allegedly replied, “This guy is sleeping. I know that’s what you want. He fell asleep,” the report said.

The alleged incident lasted about five minutes, during which time Crosbie allegedly attempted to kiss the woman and pushed her against the wall several times, saying, “This is what you want. He’s sleeping. Look at him. He’s sleeping,” the report states. She eventually grabbed her clothes and left the room before texting a friend who had been with her at the bar earlier that night, saying that “she was sexually assaulted,” the report states.

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After interviewing the woman at Massachusetts General Hospital on March 15, police secured surveillance video from The Black Rose that showed both parties at the bar the night before the alleged assault, Hayden’s office said. On March 16, Crosbie told police that he returned to his hotel room at the Omni Parker House after drinking “at several bars,” including the Black Rose, according to the report.

He said he was already in the room when his friend returned with the woman, the police report said, prompting Crosbie to “read between the lines” and wait in a lobby area on the hotel’s sixth floor. Crosbie told police he “returned to the room after some time,” took off his clothes and went to bed, the report said.

The woman collected her clothing and left the room after a few minutes, said Crosbie, who denied having any interaction with the woman in the room. After speaking with police, Crosbie booked a flight for 10:10 p.m. that evening, three days before his original departure date, according to Hayden’s office. State police stopped the plane on the tarmac at Logan International Airport around 7 p.m. and removed Crosbie.

The Dublin Fire Department has placed Crosbie, who has no criminal record, on administrative leave and is conducting an internal investigation, the Globe reported.

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