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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, containing the testimony of an individual named Rocchio. Rocchio explains the concept of 'grooming the environment,' describing it as a process where a perpetrator skillfully builds trust not only with the intended child victim but also with the adults in the child's life to gain access and avoid suspicion.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness/Expert |
Mentioned in the header 'Rocchio - Direct', indicating this person is providing testimony under direct examination. R...
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed in the footer of the document; likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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Perpetrator (generic)
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Manipulative
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Victim (generic)
The document describes how a perpetrator develops a relationship of trust with an intended victim as part of a grooming process to gain access.
Perpetrator (generic)
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Manipulative
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Individuals in the victim's life (e.g., parents)
The document states that perpetrators build trust with individuals in the victim's life, such as parents, to gain access to the victim and avoid suspicion.
Key Quotes (3)
"Grooming the environment refers to -- it's most relevant to the stages two and three in terms of gaining access and then building trust."Source
— Rocchio
(Defining the term 'grooming the environment' during testimony.)
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"It means that the perpetrator is known to often not only develop a relationship of trust with the intended victim, but also with individuals in the victim's lives."Source
— Rocchio
(Explaining how perpetrators build trust with people surrounding the victim.)
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"Perpetrators are really quite skillful. And when they are interviewed, they'll tell you that they can really -- they work hard to pinpoint exactly what it is they need to do in order to win over the trust of a particular individual."Source
— Rocchio
(Describing the calculated and skillful nature of perpetrators' actions.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 44 of 228 720
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Rocchio - Direct
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Rocchio - Direct
A. Grooming the environment refers to -- it's most relevant to
the stages two and three in terms of gaining access and then
building trust. It means that the perpetrator is known to
often not only develop a relationship of trust with the
intended victim, but also with individuals in the victim's
lives.
the stages two and three in terms of gaining access and then
building trust. It means that the perpetrator is known to
often not only develop a relationship of trust with the
intended victim, but also with individuals in the victim's
lives.
So they may, for example, hold themselves out to
parents, say, as somebody who's going to be there as a support
to the parent, to fill some need that maybe the parent would
like to provide for the child, but for some reason is unable
to. But, again, it's a series of lies and deceptive
manipulations that the perpetrator engages in so that when they
spend a lot of time alone with a child, it doesn't raise any
sort of suspicion and it increases access. It also increases
the child's trust in the perpetrator because now you have other
adults perhaps that the child trusts who are kind of conveying
that this is -- this is a trustworthy and an okay person to be
spending time with.
parents, say, as somebody who's going to be there as a support
to the parent, to fill some need that maybe the parent would
like to provide for the child, but for some reason is unable
to. But, again, it's a series of lies and deceptive
manipulations that the perpetrator engages in so that when they
spend a lot of time alone with a child, it doesn't raise any
sort of suspicion and it increases access. It also increases
the child's trust in the perpetrator because now you have other
adults perhaps that the child trusts who are kind of conveying
that this is -- this is a trustworthy and an okay person to be
spending time with.
Q. Based on your experience, research, and training, do the
techniques used by perpetrators to build a relationship with a
child vary depending on the age of the child?
techniques used by perpetrators to build a relationship with a
child vary depending on the age of the child?
A. Yes. Perpetrators are really quite skillful. And when
they are interviewed, they'll tell you that they can really --
they work hard to pinpoint exactly what it is they need to do
in order to win over the trust of a particular individual.
they are interviewed, they'll tell you that they can really --
they work hard to pinpoint exactly what it is they need to do
in order to win over the trust of a particular individual.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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