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This document is a page from a court transcript dated January 15, 2025, detailing the expert testimony of Dr. Rocchio. Dr. Rocchio, a psychologist, explains the complexities of memory in victims of child sexual abuse, noting how dissociation can lead to remembering peripheral details instead of the abuse itself. The testimony serves to establish Dr. Rocchio's expertise in trauma psychology and introduces the topic of delayed disclosure.

This document is a court transcript from January 15, 2025, detailing the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio. He is asked to analyze a passage from an article about the term 'grooming'. Dr. Rocchio finds the author's point confusing, agreeing that single behaviors are not sole predictors of abuse, but strongly disagreeing with the assertion that grooming cannot involve behaviors that appear normal or prosocial.

This document is a court transcript from a legal case, filed on August 10, 2022. It captures the direct examination of a witness, Dr. Rocchio, who testifies about the high consistency between what abuse victims report and what offenders admit. Dr. Rocchio states he has treated "hundreds upon hundreds" of patients reporting behaviors consistent with grooming and affirms that the concept of grooming is "very important" for treating childhood sexual abuse.

This document is a page from a court transcript dated January 15, 2025, from case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. During a direct examination, a witness named Dr. Rocchio is questioned about 'Government Exhibit 5', which he identifies as an article about the evolution of the term 'grooming' and its use by child perpetrators. Another individual, Ms. Pomerantz, is also present and speaks during the proceeding.

This document is a transcript of a direct examination from a legal case, filed on August 10, 2022. In the testimony, Dr. Rocchio describes his doctoral training in clinical psychology, which followed a 'scientist practitioner model'. He states his areas of focus included traumatic stress, forensic psychology, and interpersonal violence, and he provides definitions for these terms as requested by the questioner.

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.

This document is a transcript of legal testimony from Dr. Rocchio, filed on August 10, 2022. Dr. Rocchio testifies that delayed disclosure of sexual abuse is very common and that survivors are most likely to first disclose to a trusted friend or peer, rather than a therapist or law enforcement. They state that law enforcement agencies are the least likely group to receive an initial report of abuse.