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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio. Dr. Rocchio explains the first two stages of grooming to a jury, stating that offenders first target vulnerable children and then place themselves in positions of unquestioned authority and access (like a coach or teacher) to isolate their chosen victim.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Doctor (likely an expert witness) |
Referred to as 'Dr. Rocchio', being questioned and providing testimony about the stages of grooming.
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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 proceedings.
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2022-08-10
Dr. Rocchio provides testimony explaining the first and second stages of grooming for a jury.
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The document is a transcript of a question-and-answer session (direct examination) between an attorney or examiner and a witness, Dr. Rocchio, in a legal proceeding.
Key Quotes (3)
"So we know from the literature -- literature both with victims and with offenders -- that offenders typically seek to target someone who they believe they're likely to be able to successfully abuse. They target vulnerable children, vulnerable populations."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Explaining the first stage of grooming to the jury.)
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"So the second stage involves perpetrators putting themselves in situations where they are likely to have access to children, but also where they're being around children is not likely to be questioned."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Explaining the second stage of grooming to the jury.)
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"And then they will begin to isolate that child, the one that they've selected for victimization, in order to have time alone with the child."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Describing the culmination of the second stage of grooming.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 39 of 228
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct 715
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct 715
1 the child into continued sexual abuse and to reduce the
2 likelihood of disclosure.
3 Q. Dr. Rocchio, I'd like to walk through those stages of
4 grooming in a little more detail.
5 Can you please explain the first stage for the jury.
6 A. So we know from the literature -- literature both with
7 victims and with offenders -- that offenders typically seek to
8 target someone who they believe they're likely to be able to
9 successfully abuse. They target vulnerable children,
10 vulnerable populations. We also know this because there are
11 certain vulnerable populations that are at much higher risk for
12 being sexually abused.
13 Q. Dr. Rocchio, can you explain the second stage of grooming
14 for the jury.
15 A. So the second stage involves perpetrators putting
16 themselves in situations where they are likely to have access
17 to children, but also where they're being around children is
18 not likely to be questioned. We often find perpetrators of
19 childhood sexual abuse in positions where there's lots of kids
20 around. It may be as a coach or a teacher, working at a gym,
21 certainly boy scout leader, they put themselves in situations
22 where their involvement and relationship and access to children
23 are not going to be questioned. And then they will begin to
24 isolate that child, the one that they've selected for
25 victimization, in order to have time alone with the child.
2 likelihood of disclosure.
3 Q. Dr. Rocchio, I'd like to walk through those stages of
4 grooming in a little more detail.
5 Can you please explain the first stage for the jury.
6 A. So we know from the literature -- literature both with
7 victims and with offenders -- that offenders typically seek to
8 target someone who they believe they're likely to be able to
9 successfully abuse. They target vulnerable children,
10 vulnerable populations. We also know this because there are
11 certain vulnerable populations that are at much higher risk for
12 being sexually abused.
13 Q. Dr. Rocchio, can you explain the second stage of grooming
14 for the jury.
15 A. So the second stage involves perpetrators putting
16 themselves in situations where they are likely to have access
17 to children, but also where they're being around children is
18 not likely to be questioned. We often find perpetrators of
19 childhood sexual abuse in positions where there's lots of kids
20 around. It may be as a coach or a teacher, working at a gym,
21 certainly boy scout leader, they put themselves in situations
22 where their involvement and relationship and access to children
23 are not going to be questioned. And then they will begin to
24 isolate that child, the one that they've selected for
25 victimization, in order to have time alone with the child.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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