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a No Go wd on OY ~] (ee) Ke) a © a a No (ee) = ws On a OY a ~] a co a Ke) 20 21 22 ae 24 ae Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 782 Filed 01/15/25 Page 129 of 158129 LBAGmax4 Rocchio - Cross Opinions here today; is that right? A. It's one piece as an example of the scientific literature. But my opinions are not relying upon any one individual piece in its entirety, no. MR. PAGLIUCA: Can we turn to Exhibit 3, please. Again, thank you for doing this. Q. This is another study that you gave to the government that ou're relying on as part of your opinions; correct? y A. It's an example of the type of literature -- among a lot of literature -- that I'm using in the formation of my opinion, yes. Q. Well, let's look at the abstract for this exhibit. This was accepted May 19th, 2020, it's about a year old, this study; correct? > Yes. Q. Let's read the first part of this abstract. "Sexual grooming has been deemed an integral part of the child sexual abuse process. However, there has yet to be a universally accepted model for this process and, as a consequence, there is no clear understanding of which behaviors constitute sexual grooming." Do you see that? A. I do. Q. That's the conclusion of this study; correct? A. That is an opinion of the author. That is not the primary SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00015005