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Lisa Rocchio
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Lisa Rocchio is a clinical and forensic psychologist who served as an expert witness for the prosecution in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, offering her expert opinion on the dynamics of grooming minors for sexual abuse. She is a Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr. Rocchio's most significant appearance is her testimony in the Maxwell trial, where she explained the patterns and tactics used in grooming minors, a framework prosecutors suggested was reflected in Epstein's behavior. Her expertise was also the subject of a defense motion to exclude her testimony. She has extensive experience in forensic psychology, consulting in cases involving trauma, abuse, and violence.
Key Highlights
- •Testified as a grooming expert in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
- •Her testimony focused on how predators select vulnerable children, isolate them, and manipulate them to build trust before sexualizing and abusing them.
- •Defense attorneys attempted to exclude her testimony in the Maxwell case.
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Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
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f those experts, Dr. Park Dietz and Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, are expected to offer opinions that rebut opinions of the Government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio. The Government on November 8, 2021, filed a motion to partially preclude the testimony of Dr. Dietz and Dr. Loftus. Dkt. No. 424. The Court has al
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0 (MN) OPINION & ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: Before the Court is the Defense's motion to exclude the Government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the standard in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). Dkt. No. 386. The G
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ule 16(a)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Government hereby provides notice that it may call as an expert witness at trial Dr. Lisa Rocchio, a clinical instructor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The Government reserves the right to call
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April 9, 2021 Call with Dr. Lisa Rocchio • Opinions and conclusions are based upon 30 years plus of education, training, and experience in field of psychology • There are decades of pub
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
4 docs4 co-mentions
Ghislaine Maxwell
PersonBritish socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
4 docs4 co-mentions
Prince Andrew
PersonThird child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
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Brown University
OrganizationPrivate university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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5th Cir.
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Second Circuit
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City of New York
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Daubert
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Rocchio
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Restivo
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Hessernann
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Nimely
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