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This document is a page from a court transcript dated January 15, 2025, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Rocchio. The testimony focuses on the connection between vulnerability factors and becoming a victim of sexual abuse. The witness provides a formal definition of 'grooming' as a set of deceptive strategies used to establish coercion and control for the purpose of sexual exploitation and abuse.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person being cross-examined.
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| THE COURT | Judge/Court |
Interjects to allow the witness to answer a question.
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| THE WITNESS | Witness |
Provides testimony, identified as Rocchio in the header. Defines the term 'grooming'.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting service.
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Implied by the name of the court reporting agency, "SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C."
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Relationships (1)
The document is a transcript of a cross-examination, showing a formal Q&A interaction between a questioner (likely an attorney) and a witness (Rocchio) in a legal setting.
Key Quotes (1)
"The term grooming refers to a set of deceptive strategies that are utilized by an individual to establish a relationship of coercion and control for the purposes of subsequent sexual exploitation and sexual abuse."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Provided as the definition of grooming during a cross-examination, after being permitted by the court to answer.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 113 of 158 113
LBAGmax4 Rocchio - Cross
LBAGmax4 Rocchio - Cross
1 literature around which specific vulnerabilities have been
2 found to be associated with which particular outcomes or
3 adverse outcomes. So it's not that every single vulnerability
4 has been found to increase vulnerability for every potential
5 outcome. There's a relationship between particular types of
6 vulnerability and particular types of outcome.
7 Q. It's also true that there can be more than one
8 vulnerability in a human being?
9 A. Of course, yes.
10 Q. One can be a victim of sexual abuse and have other
11 vulnerability factors; correct?
12 A. Yes.
13 Q. Or conversely, somebody can have vulnerability factors and
14 then become a victim of sexual abuse; correct?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. I want to turn now to some of your questions about
17 grooming, okay, some of your opinions about grooming.
18 What is your definition of grooming?
19 A. The definition that's commonly used in the literature is --
20 Q. I didn't ask that question.
21 THE COURT: You may answer. Go ahead.
22 THE WITNESS: The term grooming refers to a set of
23 deceptive strategies that are utilized by an individual to
24 establish a relationship of coercion and control for the
25 purposes of subsequent sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
2 found to be associated with which particular outcomes or
3 adverse outcomes. So it's not that every single vulnerability
4 has been found to increase vulnerability for every potential
5 outcome. There's a relationship between particular types of
6 vulnerability and particular types of outcome.
7 Q. It's also true that there can be more than one
8 vulnerability in a human being?
9 A. Of course, yes.
10 Q. One can be a victim of sexual abuse and have other
11 vulnerability factors; correct?
12 A. Yes.
13 Q. Or conversely, somebody can have vulnerability factors and
14 then become a victim of sexual abuse; correct?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. I want to turn now to some of your questions about
17 grooming, okay, some of your opinions about grooming.
18 What is your definition of grooming?
19 A. The definition that's commonly used in the literature is --
20 Q. I didn't ask that question.
21 THE COURT: You may answer. Go ahead.
22 THE WITNESS: The term grooming refers to a set of
23 deceptive strategies that are utilized by an individual to
24 establish a relationship of coercion and control for the
25 purposes of subsequent sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00014989
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