An email exchange from November 2021 regarding a transcript of Dr. Lisa M. Rocchio's Daubert hearing testimony, related to her role as an expert witness in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial.

This document is an internal email from November 20, 2021, in which Dr. Lisa M. Rocchio, a clinical and forensic psychologist at Brown University's Alpert Medical School, requests a transcript of her testimony. The attachment references a 'Daubert_Hearing_Testimony' which corresponds to the Daubert hearing held earlier that month in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, where Maxwell's defense attempted to exclude Dr. Rocchio's expert testimony about 'grooming' behavior in child sexual abuse cases. Judge Alison Nathan ruled largely in favor of allowing Rocchio's testimony, which became significant evidence in the Maxwell trial.

Key Highlights

• •Dr. Lisa M. Rocchio served as the prosecution's expert witness on child grooming behavior in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
• •The document relates to Daubert hearing testimony from November 2021, when Maxwell's defense unsuccessfully challenged Rocchio's qualifications
• •Rocchio is a clinical assistant professor at Brown University's Alpert Medical School with over two decades of experience treating trauma and sexual abuse victims
• •Federal Judge Alison Nathan allowed most of Rocchio's testimony, dealing a blow to Maxwell's defense strategy

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