DOJ-OGR-00014963.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE** **Document 782** **Filed 01/15/25** **Page 87 of 158** **87** LBAAMAX3ps Rocchio - Direct 1 often I've had individuals who, as, you know, older adults, say to me, this is the first time I've ever told anyone, I've never told anyone that this happened. 2 to me, this is the first time I've ever told anyone, I've never told anyone that this happened. 3 Q. How common is delayed disclosure in the patients you treat and evaluate in connection with your clinical practice? 4 A. It's very common. The majority of the patients that I work with who've -- who've experienced childhood sexual abuse, like all victims of child sexual abuse, the abuses, a majority that has occur, most likely will occur in the context of a relationship. And we know that the closer the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the more delayed the disclosure is. 5 6 A. It's very common. The majority of the patients that I work with who've -- who've experienced childhood sexual abuse, like all victims of child sexual abuse, the abuses, a majority that has occur, most likely will occur in the context of a relationship. And we know that the closer the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the more delayed the disclosure is. 7 with who've -- who've experienced childhood sexual abuse, like all victims of child sexual abuse, the abuses, a majority that has occur, most likely will occur in the context of a relationship. And we know that the closer the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the more delayed the disclosure is. 8 9 has occur, most likely will occur in the context of a relationship. And we know that the closer the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the more delayed the disclosure is. 10 11 between the victim and the perpetrator, the more delayed the disclosure is. 12 13 So I would say that it's -- it's certainly not rare but it's not common necessarily that I am always the first person that the individual has told, but it's definitely more common than not that they did not tell someone at the time that it was occurring, that they told at some point significantly later in time. 14 15 16 17 it was occurring, that they told at some point significantly later in time. 18 later in time. 19 20 21 22 A. I would say that when they're making an initial disclosure for the first time, they have been adults, although, when I was working in an inpatient setting at times I, I certainly worked with adolescents who had made disclosure while they were still 23 24 25 **SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.** **(212) 805-0300** **DOJ-OGR-00014963**