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Summary
Page 30 of a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, likely USA v. Maxwell) filed on January 15, 2025. Witness Rocchio provides expert testimony defining 'grooming' as a series of tactics used by offenders to deceive children, build trust, and eventually abuse them. The testimony details strategies such as gaining access via organizations (e.g., schools, scouts), isolating victims, and using 'courtship' behaviors like gift-giving and affection to manipulate the child.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rocchio | Witness/Expert |
Providing direct testimony regarding the definition and mechanics of 'grooming'.
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| Unidentified Attorney | Interviewer |
Asking questions (Q.) during direct examination.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in footer.
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| DOJ |
Implied by Bates stamp 'DOJ-OGR'.
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| Boy Scouts |
Mentioned as a hypothetical setting where offenders might seek access to victims.
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Timeline (1 events)
2025-01-15
Direct examination of witness Rocchio in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
Courtroom (Southern District)
Relationships (1)
Direct examination Q&A format.
Key Quotes (4)
"Grooming is a term that is used in the professional literature and in the field to refer to a series of tactics and strategies that are commonly experienced by victims and utilized by offenders in the course of deceiving the child, building a relationship of trust, and then eventually sexually abusing the child."Source
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"So for example, many offenders put themselves purposefully in situations where they're going to have a great deal of access, whether that's a boy scout troop or a school setting or that type of thing, a coach."Source
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"And then there are various coercive and manipulative strategies that are utilized to develop a relationship of trust, prosocial behaviors, things that might be gift giving or letting the child know how special they are, showering the child with affection."Source
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"strategies that are basically akin to what two adults might do in a courtship process."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 30 of 158 30
LBAGmax2 Rocchio - Direct
LBAGmax2 Rocchio - Direct
1 familiar with the term grooming?
2 A. I am.
3 Q. What is grooming?
4 A. Grooming is a term that is used in the professional
5 literature and in the field to refer to a series of tactics and
6 strategies that are commonly experienced by victims and
7 utilized by offenders in the course of deceiving the child,
8 building a relationship of trust, and then eventually sexually
9 abusing the child.
10 Q. Can you please describe specific grooming strategies?
11 A. So various researchers have identified grooming strategies
12 involving a series of tactics that typically fit into several
13 stages. They typically involve strategies to identify a
14 victim, strategies to have access and to isolate the victim.
15 So for example, many offenders put themselves purposefully in
16 situations where they're going to have a great deal of access,
17 whether that's a boy scout troop or a school setting or that
18 type of thing, a coach. And then there are various coercive
19 and manipulative strategies that are utilized to develop a
20 relationship of trust, prosocial behaviors, things that might
21 be gift giving or letting the child know how special they are,
22 showering the child with affection. There's been some
23 comparison in the literature, a significant amount of
24 comparison to strategies that are basically akin to what two
25 adults might do in a courtship process. But basically the
2 A. I am.
3 Q. What is grooming?
4 A. Grooming is a term that is used in the professional
5 literature and in the field to refer to a series of tactics and
6 strategies that are commonly experienced by victims and
7 utilized by offenders in the course of deceiving the child,
8 building a relationship of trust, and then eventually sexually
9 abusing the child.
10 Q. Can you please describe specific grooming strategies?
11 A. So various researchers have identified grooming strategies
12 involving a series of tactics that typically fit into several
13 stages. They typically involve strategies to identify a
14 victim, strategies to have access and to isolate the victim.
15 So for example, many offenders put themselves purposefully in
16 situations where they're going to have a great deal of access,
17 whether that's a boy scout troop or a school setting or that
18 type of thing, a coach. And then there are various coercive
19 and manipulative strategies that are utilized to develop a
20 relationship of trust, prosocial behaviors, things that might
21 be gift giving or letting the child know how special they are,
22 showering the child with affection. There's been some
23 comparison in the literature, a significant amount of
24 comparison to strategies that are basically akin to what two
25 adults might do in a courtship process. But basically the
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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