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This document is page 46 of a court transcript filed on January 15, 2025, from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). The witness, Rocchio, is testifying about an academic study regarding 'coercive control' and victimization tactics. The Judge interrupts to ask specifically about the comparison between 'trauma bonding' and the relationship between a pimp and a sex worker.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness |
Providing expert testimony regarding psychological studies, coercive control, and victimization tactics.
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| The Court | Judge |
Interjecting to ask clarifying questions about trauma bonding and pimp/sex worker relationships.
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| Unidentified Attorney | Interviewer (Q.) |
Conducting the direct examination of the witness.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
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Implied jurisdiction based on case number format and court reporter.
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Key Quotes (3)
"It's identifying a common tactic that's used in a number of settings to gain and maintain power and to coerce a victim into some form of behavior."Source
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"Let me ask on that, one of the examples you gave was the pimp and sex worker relationship."Source
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"In some of the literature and in the cases, trauma bonding is the phrase that's used?"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 46 of 158 46
LBAGmax2 Rocchio - Direct
LBAGmax2 Rocchio - Direct
1 Q. Does this article use any particular sampling?
2 A. The sampling was of professionals from a variety of fields.
3 And it looked for content analysis and commonalities in what
4 these professionals reported were common behaviors and tactics
5 that were used across types of victimization.
6 Q. How, if at all, does that impact your assessment of the
7 study and article?
8 A. It impacts it significantly. Because what this article is
9 doing is not only is it replicating what has previously been
10 found about tactics that are used, it's extending that
11 literature and saying that these are common patterns of
12 behavior that are used in the service of coercive control in a
13 variety of types of victimization. So it's identifying a
14 common tactic that's used in a number of settings to gain and
15 maintain power and to coerce a victim into some form of
16 behavior.
17 THE COURT: Let me ask on that, one of the examples
18 you gave was the pimp and sex worker relationship. In some of
19 the literature and in the cases, trauma bonding is the phrase
20 that's used?
21 THE WITNESS: Yes.
22 THE COURT: What's your understanding of the
23 similarity, the overlap and prevalence of understanding of
24 these two concepts in the field?
25 THE WITNESS: In the field, there's significant -- so
2 A. The sampling was of professionals from a variety of fields.
3 And it looked for content analysis and commonalities in what
4 these professionals reported were common behaviors and tactics
5 that were used across types of victimization.
6 Q. How, if at all, does that impact your assessment of the
7 study and article?
8 A. It impacts it significantly. Because what this article is
9 doing is not only is it replicating what has previously been
10 found about tactics that are used, it's extending that
11 literature and saying that these are common patterns of
12 behavior that are used in the service of coercive control in a
13 variety of types of victimization. So it's identifying a
14 common tactic that's used in a number of settings to gain and
15 maintain power and to coerce a victim into some form of
16 behavior.
17 THE COURT: Let me ask on that, one of the examples
18 you gave was the pimp and sex worker relationship. In some of
19 the literature and in the cases, trauma bonding is the phrase
20 that's used?
21 THE WITNESS: Yes.
22 THE COURT: What's your understanding of the
23 similarity, the overlap and prevalence of understanding of
24 these two concepts in the field?
25 THE WITNESS: In the field, there's significant -- so
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