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This document is a page from a court transcript dated January 15, 2025, from case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. A witness under direct examination by Rocchio discusses the psychological mechanisms of how trust is established in abusive relationships, citing an example where a victim trusted their abuser because the abuser was best friends with an older, respected person in their 'troop'. The Court questions the witness on whether this specific scenario is documented in academic literature, and the witness clarifies that while the general principles of creating an 'aura of trust' are studied, this highly specific example may not be.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio |
Mentioned in the header, likely conducting the direct examination: 'Rocchio - Direct'.
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| THE WITNESS | Witness |
Speaker providing testimony about the psychology of trust in abusive relationships.
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| THE COURT | Court/Judge |
Speaker asking the witness a question about academic literature on the topic.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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Timeline (1 events)
2025-01-15
Direct examination of a witness named Rocchio regarding the formation of trust in abusive relationships.
Relationships (2)
the person who eventually abused him
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personal
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another older person involved in the troop
The document states they were 'best friends'.
the person I was evaluating
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abusive
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the person who eventually abused him
The witness states this person 'eventually abused him' after being 'introduced and involved in the relationship'.
Key Quotes (2)
"Does it surprise you, then, there's no discussion in the literature of that specific phenomenon?"Source
— THE COURT
(Questioning the witness about the academic basis for their testimony on how trust is established with an abuser.)
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"I think what I'm talking about is specific ways in which individuals are kind of disarmed or come to trust others, so within the literature the phenomenon of what kinds of things, like -- can create an aura of trust and respectability, that is certainly discussed in the literature."Source
— THE WITNESS
(Responding to the court's question, explaining that the general concept is studied, even if the specific example given is not.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 76 of 158 76
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Direct
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Direct
1 particular the person I was evaluating talked about how he
2 thought that the person who eventually abused him was a really
3 good guy because there was another older person involved in the
4 troop, and they were best friends. And so he really thought
5 this other guy was really cool, and that was how he, you know,
6 came to kind of be introduced and involved in the relationship.
7 There's a -- there was a -- in a clinical setting,
8 I've certainly talked with individuals where, you know, I've
9 talked about that part of, why they came to trust someone and
10 initially started the relationship with them was because either
11 they looked cool or they knew someone that they knew or they
12 were introduced by a friend or a teacher. So in those settings
13 certainly I've -- it's something that happens.
14 THE COURT: Does it surprise you, then, there's no
15 discussion in the literature of that specific phenomenon?
16 THE WITNESS: I think that it's -- no, because I think
17 what I'm talking about is specific ways in which individuals
18 are kind of disarmed or come to trust others, so within the
19 literature the phenomenon of what kinds of things, like -- can
20 create an aura of trust and respectability, that is certainly
21 discussed in the literature. But I think that the example
22 you're asking me about is so highly specific, I think it would
23 fall under the category of a number of things that are
24 discussed, but I'm not aware of it having been discussed that
25 specifically.
2 thought that the person who eventually abused him was a really
3 good guy because there was another older person involved in the
4 troop, and they were best friends. And so he really thought
5 this other guy was really cool, and that was how he, you know,
6 came to kind of be introduced and involved in the relationship.
7 There's a -- there was a -- in a clinical setting,
8 I've certainly talked with individuals where, you know, I've
9 talked about that part of, why they came to trust someone and
10 initially started the relationship with them was because either
11 they looked cool or they knew someone that they knew or they
12 were introduced by a friend or a teacher. So in those settings
13 certainly I've -- it's something that happens.
14 THE COURT: Does it surprise you, then, there's no
15 discussion in the literature of that specific phenomenon?
16 THE WITNESS: I think that it's -- no, because I think
17 what I'm talking about is specific ways in which individuals
18 are kind of disarmed or come to trust others, so within the
19 literature the phenomenon of what kinds of things, like -- can
20 create an aura of trust and respectability, that is certainly
21 discussed in the literature. But I think that the example
22 you're asking me about is so highly specific, I think it would
23 fall under the category of a number of things that are
24 discussed, but I'm not aware of it having been discussed that
25 specifically.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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