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This document is a transcript of a legal testimony from January 15, 2025, featuring the direct examination of a witness named Rocchio. Rocchio explains that their expert opinions on disclosure-related behaviors in both forensic and clinical practice are founded upon scientific and clinical literature. This literature includes research studies and anonymous surveys that determine the prevalence of traumatic events such as rape, sexual assault, and childhood sexual abuse, which in turn informs the understanding of disclosure patterns.

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Rocchio Witness
Mentioned in the header as the person undergoing 'Direct' examination.

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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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2025-01-15
Direct examination of a witness named Rocchio regarding disclosure-related issues in forensic and clinical practice.
Court or legal setting
Rocchio Unnamed Questioner

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Implied by the name of the court reporting agency, 'SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.'

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Unnamed Questioner Professional Rocchio
The document is a transcript of a formal question-and-answer session (direct examination) in a legal proceeding between a questioner (likely an attorney) and a witness (Rocchio).

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"How common is it for you to consider disclosure-related issues in your forensic practice?"
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— Unnamed Questioner (A question posed to the witness about their professional practice.)
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"Scientific and clinical literature, yes."
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— Rocchio (Answering a question about the basis for their opinions on disclosure.)
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"So there's different ways that the literature has looked at the issue of disclosure. I spoke earlier about prevalence rates where you're asking people, often in anonymous surveys but sometimes in interview settings, but in research studies, about a variety of experiences."
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— Rocchio (Explaining the type of literature upon which their opinion is based.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 91 of 158 91
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Rocchio - Direct
1 pattern is from other data sources.
2 Q. How common is it for you to consider disclosure-related
3 issues in your forensic practice?
4 A. Very.
5 Q. How do the disclosure-related behaviors you've seen in your
6 forensic practice compare to those you've seen in your clinical
7 practice?
8 A. Very similar. Very, very similar.
9 Q. Are your opinions on disclosure based in part on your
10 review of the scientific literature?
11 A. Scientific and clinical literature, yes.
12 Q. Can you describe at a high level the literature upon which
13 your opinion is based?
14 A. So there's different ways that the literature has looked at
15 the issue of disclosure. I spoke earlier about prevalence
16 rates where you're asking people, often in anonymous surveys
17 but sometimes in interview settings, but in research studies,
18 about a variety of experiences. And typically in those
19 studies, you will ask -- people are asked about their
20 experiences with rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse.
21 And so you can get some idea of what percentage of people in
22 various studies across time report particular events in their
23 lives. So you get an estimate of prevalence.
24 You can compare that to look at disclosure in two
25 different ways. You can look, for example, if you're talking
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