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This document is a page from a court transcript filed on August 10, 2022, detailing the expert testimony of Dr. Rocchio. Dr. Rocchio defines the psychological term "attachment" and explains how offenders exploit it as a tool for grooming children, creating a manipulative relationship built on dependency and a false sense of trust. The testimony serves to explain the mechanics of how a perpetrator establishes control over a child victim.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Dr. Rocchio | Witness |
Testifying under direct examination, defining psychological terms like "attachment" and explaining their relevance to...
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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 testimony.
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2022-08-10
Direct examination of Dr. Rocchio regarding the concepts of attachment, grooming, and coercive control in the context of child sexual abuse.
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Dr. Rocchio
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Dr. Rocchio's testimony describes how offenders build a relationship of trust with a child using coercion and deception to create dependency and attachment, making the child feel their relationship is special and unique.
Key Quotes (3)
"Attachment really refers to the relationship and connection between two people."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Defining the term "attachment" during testimony.)
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"So in the context of building a relationship of trust and using coercion and deception and lies in order to manipulate the child, one of the things that offenders are doing is trying to create increased dependency, trust, and attachment."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Explaining the relationship between attachment and grooming.)
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"They hold themselves out as somebody who is special to the child, and the child feels often very special, and that there's something unique and important and valuable about their relationship with the perpetrator."Source
— Dr. Rocchio
(Describing the dynamic created by an offender during the grooming process.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 57 of 228 733
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct
1 the course of a child's lifetime, that single factor can place
2 a child at higher risk. So these are vulnerabilities that have
3 been found to be specific to child sexual abuse risk.
4 Q. Based on your experience, research, and training, Dr.
5 Rocchio, are you familiar with the term "attachment"?
6 A. I am.
7 Q. What is attachment?
8 A. Attachment really refers to the relationship and connection
9 between two people. The research was initially done looking at
10 the caregiver attachment, so typically the relationship that it
11 develops between a mother and an infant. But it's since
12 expanded to look at relationships between other caregivers and
13 children, as well as adults.
14 Q. Can you please explain the relationship, if any, between
15 attachment and grooming.
16 A. So in the context of building a relationship of trust and
17 using coercion and deception and lies in order to manipulate
18 the child, one of the things that offenders are doing is trying
19 to create increased dependency, trust, and attachment. They
20 hold themselves out as somebody who is special to the child,
21 and the child feels often very special, and that there's
22 something unique and important and valuable about their
23 relationship with the perpetrator.
24 Q. Dr. Rocchio, based on your experience, research, and
25 training, are you familiar with the term "coercive control"?
2 a child at higher risk. So these are vulnerabilities that have
3 been found to be specific to child sexual abuse risk.
4 Q. Based on your experience, research, and training, Dr.
5 Rocchio, are you familiar with the term "attachment"?
6 A. I am.
7 Q. What is attachment?
8 A. Attachment really refers to the relationship and connection
9 between two people. The research was initially done looking at
10 the caregiver attachment, so typically the relationship that it
11 develops between a mother and an infant. But it's since
12 expanded to look at relationships between other caregivers and
13 children, as well as adults.
14 Q. Can you please explain the relationship, if any, between
15 attachment and grooming.
16 A. So in the context of building a relationship of trust and
17 using coercion and deception and lies in order to manipulate
18 the child, one of the things that offenders are doing is trying
19 to create increased dependency, trust, and attachment. They
20 hold themselves out as somebody who is special to the child,
21 and the child feels often very special, and that there's
22 something unique and important and valuable about their
23 relationship with the perpetrator.
24 Q. Dr. Rocchio, based on your experience, research, and
25 training, are you familiar with the term "coercive control"?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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