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be N Ww ws Oo OY ~] oO WO a oO = be N Ww = Hs Oo a OY a ~] a oO a Ke) 20 21 22 23 24 25 33 Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 _ Filed 08/10/22 Page 5/7 of 228 7 LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct the course of a child's lifetime, that single factor can place a child at higher risk. So these are vulnerabilities that have been found to be specific to child sexual abuse risk. Q. Based on your experience, research, and training, Dr. Rocchio, are you fam iliar with the term "attachment"? A. I am. QO. What is attachment? A. Attachment really ret between two people. The research was initial the caregiver attachment, so typically the re ly done looking at ationship that it develops between a mother and an infant. But it's since expanded to look at relationships between other caregivers and children, as well as adults. Q. Can you please explain the relationship, if any, between attachment and grooming. A. So in the context of using coercion and deception and lies F building a relationship of trust and in order to manipulate to create increased dependency, trust, and attachment. They hold themselves out as somebody who is special to the child, and the child feels often very special, and that there's something unique and important and valuable about their relationship with the perpetrator. Q. Dr. Rocchio, based on your experience, research, and training, are you familiar with the term SOUTH (212) 805-0300 BERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P. "coercive control"? fers to the relationship and connection the child, one of the things that offenders are doing is trying DOJ-OGR-00017930