DOJ-OGR-00007260.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Document Extraction** **Case Information:** * Case Number: 1:20-cr-00330-PAE * Document Number: 467 * Filed Date: 11/15/21 **Page Information:** * Page Number: 81 of 158 * Page Number in Sequence: 81 **Content:** * **Header:** + LBAAMAX3ps + Rocchio - Direct * **Footer:** + SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. + (212) 805-0300 + DOJ-OGR-00007260 * **Text:** 1. what are some of the predictors of delayed disclosure and to -- the studies that have been done that have looked at different 2. age groups have found that those ages 12 to 18, that is, 3. adolescents, are much more likely to have a delayed disclosure, as opposed to adults. So rates of disclosure kind of match up closer to the time of event as somebody ages. 4. And in terms of adolescents, can you explain how common disclosure is and why. 5. A. So the rates of delays disclosure have been studied a lot in various populations. And so we know most of the studies show that the majority of victims of childhood sexual abuse who are abused during adolescence don't disclose until sometime later, typically in adulthood. And there are other factors that are associated with delayed disclosure in adolescents, but in terms of age that would be one. 6. Q. Can you explain why disclosure of childhood sexual abuse is not common among adolescents? 7. A. Part of it has to do with the developmental life stage of an adolescent individually. I mean, they -- we know that even if an adolescent does tell, for example, anyone, they're likely, most likely to tell a peer. Adolescents tend not to like to talk to adults. 8. Also, adolescents often like to think of themselves as older and more competent. To the extent that they are involved in a sexually abusive relationship with an older person, they **Note:** The extracted text is presented in its original format, including headers, footers, and page numbers. Any handwritten notes or unclear text have been included as seen in the image.