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This document is a court transcript page from a case filed on January 15, 2025, containing the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio. Dr. Rocchio testifies about the tactics of grooming for sexual abuse, explaining how offenders manipulate children to build trust and attachment. He highlights the similarity between grooming behaviors in literature and his own clinical and forensic experience, and describes the resulting psychological harm to victims, including confusion, self-blame, and shame.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness (Doctor) |
Referred to as Dr. Rocchio, he is providing expert testimony on the subject of grooming.
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| MS. POMERANTZ | Unknown |
Interjects to state, "You can pull down Exhibit 5."
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting service.
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2025-01-15
Dr. Rocchio provides direct testimony about the strategies and tactics of grooming for the purpose of sexual abuse, comparing academic literature with his clinical and forensic practice.
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The testimony describes how an offender manipulates a child to develop a relationship of trust and attachment for the purpose of sexual abuse.
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"I really trusted him, I thought he was a nice guy, he paid so much attention to me, he helped me out, he drove me places, he bought me sneakers when I didn't have any, he was the only person who cared about me."Source
— Victims (relayed by Dr. Rocchio)
(Dr. Rocchio is quoting what victims in his clinical practice have said about their abusers to illustrate the process of building trust during grooming.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 60 of 158 60
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Rocchio - Direct
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Rocchio - Direct
1 Again, we're talking about a use of a variety of
2 strategies for the purpose of sexual abuse. So these are ways
3 in which -- tactics, ways in which an offender might manipulate
4 a child to developing a relationship of trust and attachment.
5 Obviously, one can develop a relationship of trust and
6 attachment in a variety of contexts. But when we're talking
7 about grooming, the specific context, is when there's been
8 coercive control and some form of organization.
9 Q. Dr. Rocchio, taking a step back --
10 MS. POMERANTZ: You can pull down Exhibit 5.
11 Q. -- how have some of the behaviors you have seen in grooming
12 literature compare to behaviors you have seen in your forensic
13 practice and your clinical practice?
14 A. Again, there's remarkable similarity in the impact of those
15 behaviors. In my clinical practice victims talk about, I
16 really trusted him, I thought he was a nice guy, he paid so
17 much attention to me, he helped me out, he drove me places, he
18 bought me sneakers when I didn't have any, he was the only
19 person who cared about me. And that significantly -- in a
20 clinical arena, that significantly impacts the individual's
21 confusion and self-blame and often experiences of shame.
22 Similarly, in a forensic setting, it can often
23 contribute to an increase in the kinds of damage and harm that
24 I need to assess that have stemmed from an incident.
25 Q. In your view, is the concept of grooming generally accepted
2 strategies for the purpose of sexual abuse. So these are ways
3 in which -- tactics, ways in which an offender might manipulate
4 a child to developing a relationship of trust and attachment.
5 Obviously, one can develop a relationship of trust and
6 attachment in a variety of contexts. But when we're talking
7 about grooming, the specific context, is when there's been
8 coercive control and some form of organization.
9 Q. Dr. Rocchio, taking a step back --
10 MS. POMERANTZ: You can pull down Exhibit 5.
11 Q. -- how have some of the behaviors you have seen in grooming
12 literature compare to behaviors you have seen in your forensic
13 practice and your clinical practice?
14 A. Again, there's remarkable similarity in the impact of those
15 behaviors. In my clinical practice victims talk about, I
16 really trusted him, I thought he was a nice guy, he paid so
17 much attention to me, he helped me out, he drove me places, he
18 bought me sneakers when I didn't have any, he was the only
19 person who cared about me. And that significantly -- in a
20 clinical arena, that significantly impacts the individual's
21 confusion and self-blame and often experiences of shame.
22 Similarly, in a forensic setting, it can often
23 contribute to an increase in the kinds of damage and harm that
24 I need to assess that have stemmed from an incident.
25 Q. In your view, is the concept of grooming generally accepted
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