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This document is page 79 of a court transcript filed on January 15, 2025, from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). It features the direct examination of expert witness Dr. Rocchio by Ms. Pomerantz. Dr. Rocchio defines grooming as a pattern of coercive control and testifies that a relationship of trust between a victim and perpetrator causes the victim confusion regarding what constitutes abuse.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Dr. Rocchio | Witness / Expert |
Providing expert testimony on grooming, coercive control, and victim psychology during direct examination.
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Attorney |
Conducting the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the trial, calling for a recess, and instructing the witness to remove their mask.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer with contact information.
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| DOJ |
referenced in the Bates stamp 'DOJ-OGR-00014955'.
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Timeline (2 events)
01/15/25 (Filing Date)
Direct examination of Dr. Rocchio regarding grooming tactics.
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Implied by 'Southern District Reporters' and case number style (SDNY).
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Ms. Pomerantz is conducting the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio.
Key Quotes (2)
"the grooming is really a pattern of coercive control, manipulative behavior, strategies and techniques that are done to increase one's ability to coerce another."Source
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"in a relationship of trust and attachment between a victim and a perpetrator, that can and has been established to cause a great deal of confusion on the part of the victim about what is and is not abusive."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 79 of 158 79
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Direct
LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Direct
1 manipulation to get somebody to do anything that you want them
2 to do, for your benefit or for someone else's. And that's what
3 the scientific literature talks about, that the grooming is
4 really a pattern of coercive control, manipulative behavior,
5 strategies and techniques that are done to increase one's
6 ability to coerce another.
7 THE COURT: Thank you.
8 MS. POMERANTZ: Dr. Rocchio, switching gears --
9 THE COURT: Let's actually break before we switch
10 gears, to extend the metaphor. We'll take a ten-minute comfort
11 break.
12 MS. POMERANTZ: Thank you, your Honor.
13 (Recess)
14 THE COURT: All right, Ms. Pomerantz, you may proceed.
15 And, Dr. Rocchio, you can take your mask off.
16 THE WITNESS: Thank you, your Honor.
17 BY MS. POMERANTZ:
18 Q. Dr. Rocchio, does the relationship of trust and attachment
19 between a victim and a perpetrator impact disclosure?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. How so?
22 A. In a couple ways. First, in a relationship of trust and
23 attachment between a victim and a perpetrator, that can and has
24 been established to cause a great deal of confusion on the part
25 of the victim about what is and is not abusive. So to the
2 to do, for your benefit or for someone else's. And that's what
3 the scientific literature talks about, that the grooming is
4 really a pattern of coercive control, manipulative behavior,
5 strategies and techniques that are done to increase one's
6 ability to coerce another.
7 THE COURT: Thank you.
8 MS. POMERANTZ: Dr. Rocchio, switching gears --
9 THE COURT: Let's actually break before we switch
10 gears, to extend the metaphor. We'll take a ten-minute comfort
11 break.
12 MS. POMERANTZ: Thank you, your Honor.
13 (Recess)
14 THE COURT: All right, Ms. Pomerantz, you may proceed.
15 And, Dr. Rocchio, you can take your mask off.
16 THE WITNESS: Thank you, your Honor.
17 BY MS. POMERANTZ:
18 Q. Dr. Rocchio, does the relationship of trust and attachment
19 between a victim and a perpetrator impact disclosure?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. How so?
22 A. In a couple ways. First, in a relationship of trust and
23 attachment between a victim and a perpetrator, that can and has
24 been established to cause a great deal of confusion on the part
25 of the victim about what is and is not abusive. So to the
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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