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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, featuring the testimony of a witness named Rocchio. Rocchio explains that grooming associated with abuse can be identified retrospectively through two main avenues: clinically, by discussing the development of the abusive relationship with victims during treatment, and through scientific research that analyzes both victim experiences and the tactics used by offenders to lure and entrap children.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness |
Mentioned in the header ('Rocchio - Direct') as the person providing testimony under direct examination.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed in the footer as the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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The document is a transcript of a formal question-and-answer session (direct examination) in a legal proceeding, indicating a professional interaction between a witness and an attorney.
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"Can you tell retrospectively whether someone who was abused was also groomed?"Source
— Unnamed Questioner
(A question posed to the witness, Rocchio, to begin the line of inquiry.)
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"On the individual level, for example, when I'm providing treatment and I'm talking with someone who's been abused, we'll be talking about how that abuse came to be."Source
— Rocchio
(Explaining the clinical method for identifying the grooming process by discussing the development of the abusive relationship with victims.)
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"But then there are also a number of professionals who do research and work with the offenders. And they do research talking with offenders about what sorts of behaviors they engage in in order to lure and recruit and entrap children in these sexually abusive circumstances."Source
— Rocchio
(Describing the scientific research aspect, which involves studying offenders' behaviors to understand grooming tactics.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 46 of 228 722
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct
1 predictor.
2 Q. Can you tell retrospectively whether someone who was abused
3 was also groomed?
4 A. Sure. Yeah. On the individual level, for example, when
5 I'm providing treatment and I'm talking with someone who's been
6 abused, we'll be talking about how that abuse came to be. And
7 often they'll be talking about the development of the
8 relationship and how they felt about this person and how it
9 unfolded over time.
10 And then we've also done scientific research that's
11 been done to also identify retrospectively the grooming
12 process.
13 Q. Can you explain what you mean by the scientific research.
14 A. Sure. So there's a lot of research that's been done, for
15 example, with victims, talking with them about what their
16 experiences have been in terms of the childhood sexual abuse
17 that they've experienced. And that's with both people who are
18 talking about the abuse as children or people who are talking
19 about it when they are adults. So there's what -- that would
20 be called kind of the victim literature.
21 But then there are also a number of professionals who
22 do research and work with the offenders. And they do research
23 talking with offenders about what sorts of behaviors they
24 engage in in order to lure and recruit and entrap children in
25 these sexually abusive circumstances.
2 Q. Can you tell retrospectively whether someone who was abused
3 was also groomed?
4 A. Sure. Yeah. On the individual level, for example, when
5 I'm providing treatment and I'm talking with someone who's been
6 abused, we'll be talking about how that abuse came to be. And
7 often they'll be talking about the development of the
8 relationship and how they felt about this person and how it
9 unfolded over time.
10 And then we've also done scientific research that's
11 been done to also identify retrospectively the grooming
12 process.
13 Q. Can you explain what you mean by the scientific research.
14 A. Sure. So there's a lot of research that's been done, for
15 example, with victims, talking with them about what their
16 experiences have been in terms of the childhood sexual abuse
17 that they've experienced. And that's with both people who are
18 talking about the abuse as children or people who are talking
19 about it when they are adults. So there's what -- that would
20 be called kind of the victim literature.
21 But then there are also a number of professionals who
22 do research and work with the offenders. And they do research
23 talking with offenders about what sorts of behaviors they
24 engage in in order to lure and recruit and entrap children in
25 these sexually abusive circumstances.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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