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This document is a court transcript from a case dated January 15, 2025, detailing the direct examination of a witness named Rocchio. The judge questions the witness about the grooming process for sexual abuse, specifically whether the presence of a third party can facilitate the abuse by building a victim's trust. The witness provides general statements about how offenders create trustworthy environments, but the judge presses for specific literature to substantiate the claim that a third party's inclusion is a recognized strategy for building trust.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the subject of a 'Direct' examination.
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| THE COURT | Judge |
A speaker in the transcript, questioning the witness.
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| THE WITNESS | Witness |
A speaker in the transcript, responding to questions from the court. Likely Rocchio.
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Organizations (1)
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting agency.
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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 formal court proceeding where 'THE COURT' is questioning 'THE WITNESS' as part of a legal case.
Key Quotes (3)
"To the extent that we know that offenders do put themselves in situations where they're more likely to be viewed as trustworthy, surrounding themselves with individuals who a child or an intended victim might trust is going to increase the child's trust, perhaps."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Responding to the court's question about whether a third party can facilitate sexual abuse of minors.)
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"Is there any literature that you can point to that goes from that sort of broad statement about trustworthiness to the inclusion of a third individual in order to build that trust, any literature that you can point to that suggests that?"Source
— THE COURT
(Pressing the witness for specific evidence to support their testimony about building trust via a third party.)
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"The literature that just points to, more generally, perpetrators putting themselves in environments where they have a wider array of access or the grooming of institutions and other individuals for the purpose of getting greater access to the child."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Answering the court's request for literature, but providing a more general statement rather than a specific citation about third-party trust building.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 74 of 158 74
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Rocchio - Direct
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Rocchio - Direct
1 tactics and strategies of the grooming process, that would
2 preclude or require that those strategies be utilized for the
3 sexual gratification of the person who's doing the grooming as
4 opposed to a third party. And my answer to that question is
5 no.
6 THE COURT: OK. So you don't have an opinion on
7 whether the presence -- let me just get the language -- the
8 presence of a third -- of another individual can facilitate
9 sexual abuse of minors.
10 THE WITNESS: To the extent that we know that
11 offenders do put themselves in situations where they're more
12 likely to be viewed as trustworthy, surrounding themselves with
13 individuals who a child or an intended victim might trust is
14 going to increase the child's trust, perhaps.
15 THE COURT: Is there any literature that you can point
16 to that goes from that sort of broad statement about
17 trustworthiness to the inclusion of a third individual in order
18 to build that trust, any literature that you can point to that
19 suggests that?
20 THE WITNESS: The literature that just points to, more
21 generally, perpetrators putting themselves in environments
22 where they have a wider array of access or the grooming of
23 institutions and other individuals for the purpose of getting
24 greater access to the child.
25 THE COURT: So, well, let me ask it this way. In your
2 preclude or require that those strategies be utilized for the
3 sexual gratification of the person who's doing the grooming as
4 opposed to a third party. And my answer to that question is
5 no.
6 THE COURT: OK. So you don't have an opinion on
7 whether the presence -- let me just get the language -- the
8 presence of a third -- of another individual can facilitate
9 sexual abuse of minors.
10 THE WITNESS: To the extent that we know that
11 offenders do put themselves in situations where they're more
12 likely to be viewed as trustworthy, surrounding themselves with
13 individuals who a child or an intended victim might trust is
14 going to increase the child's trust, perhaps.
15 THE COURT: Is there any literature that you can point
16 to that goes from that sort of broad statement about
17 trustworthiness to the inclusion of a third individual in order
18 to build that trust, any literature that you can point to that
19 suggests that?
20 THE WITNESS: The literature that just points to, more
21 generally, perpetrators putting themselves in environments
22 where they have a wider array of access or the grooming of
23 institutions and other individuals for the purpose of getting
24 greater access to the child.
25 THE COURT: So, well, let me ask it this way. In your
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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