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This document is an excerpt from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing a discussion between THE COURT and MS. POMERANTZ regarding the scope of expert testimony and cross-examination. The conversation centers on whether to cross-examine Dr. Rocchio on certain opinions and the Court's qualification of another expert to provide opinions on delayed disclosure in sexual abuse cases. The Court sets boundaries for cross-examination, emphasizing that it will not permit the introduction of undisclosed expert opinions.

This document is a page from the court transcript for Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on August 10, 2022. It details the cross-examination of Dr. Rocchio, where the defense asks about the impact of traumatic brain injury, alcohol, and controlled substances on memory recall and the concept of 'confabulation.' Ms. Pomerantz (prosecution) successfully objects to several questions regarding memory and abuse disclosure, but an objection regarding the definition of confabulation is overruled.

This document is page 89 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (Ghislaine Maxwell trial), filed on August 10, 2022. It features the cross-examination of Dr. Rocchio regarding psychological concepts including confabulation, delayed disclosure, secondary gain, and malingering. Ms. Pomerantz repeatedly objects to the questioning, and the Court sustains most objections.

This document is page 68 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 Dr. Rocchio by Ms. Pomerantz. The testimony focuses on expert analysis of 'Victim Selection' and the 'grooming process,' discussing scientific literature and professional agreement regarding behaviors used by offenders to build trust and attachment.

This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) featuring the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio by Ms. Pomerantz. Dr. Rocchio testifies about the psychological concepts of 'trauma bonding,' 'coercion,' and 'grooming' in the context of sex trafficking and pimp/sex worker relationships. The prosecution also introduces Government Exhibit 3, an academic article validating a model of child sexual abusers, authored by Georgia Winters, Elizabeth Jeglic, and Leah Kaylor.

This document is page 44 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on January 15, 2025. It features the direct testimony of an expert witness, Dr. Rocchio, discussing methods of substantiating abuse cases, including legal convictions and medical evidence (specifically gonorrhea in children). During the testimony, the government introduces 'Government Exhibit 2,' an article regarding 'coercive control' authored by Jacquelynn Duron, Laura Johnson, Gretchen Hoge, and Judy Postmus, which is admitted into evidence without objection from the defense attorney, Mr. Pagliuca.

This page contains a transcript of the direct examination of Dr. Rocchio by Ms. Pomerantz in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330). Dr. Rocchio provides expert testimony refuting an older article's conclusion that there is no consensus on 'grooming,' arguing that while universal agreement on every detail is rare in social science, there is definite scientific consensus on the phenomena of grooming and child sexual abuse.

This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, likely United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) filed on January 15, 2025. It features the direct examination of an expert witness, Dr. Rocchio, by Ms. Pomerantz. The testimony focuses on the 'victim-selection model' as the first stage of grooming, discussing how offenders choose victims based on specific vulnerability factors established by professional literature and offender interviews.

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.

This document is page 92 of a court transcript (Document 782, filed 01/15/25) from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). It features the direct examination of an expert witness, Dr. Rocchio, by Ms. Pomerantz. The testimony focuses on statistical methodologies for tracking sexual abuse disclosure rates, comparing retrospective studies with real-time data (such as children with STDs), and confirms the expert's opinion that childhood sexual abuse creates higher risks for victims.