mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES003/DOJ-OGR-00006723.json

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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 452 Filed 11/12/21 Page 15 of 84\n\ntestimony in this case is readily distinguishable from that in Raymond. There, the government gave notice of expert testimony about the \"behavior of child molesters\" from a veteran FBI agent who had reviewed case studies of child abuse and had written one book and one article. Id. at 143, 145, 147. The purported expert's book, in turn, merely made assertions about the \"profile\" of child molesters, with no information about how his experiences reliably led to his conclusions. Id. at 147-48. In the same breath, however, the book \"disavow[ed] [its] reliability . . . for legal use,\" and his article similarly offered generalized views on what \"many\" offenders were \"more likely or less likely to do.\" Id. at 148 (emphasis omitted). Accordingly, at bottom, the purported expert's testimony was based only on his subjective conclusions after reviewing case studies. See id. at 147 n.5 (explaining that the expert \"troubling[ly]\" wrote that \"data is not the plural of anecdote,\" but \"the information and opinions are based primarily on the totality of my acquired knowledge and expertise\").\n\nThe situation here is quite different. Dr. Rocchio's conclusions are not anecdotal; they are grounded in the academic literature and her formal and informal education. Moreover, she will be testifying about concepts she regularly employs as a practicing clinician. Again, the defense does not contest that Dr. Rocchio is qualified to be an expert on this subject. And Dr. Rocchio's opinions are not an attempt to offer a \"profile\" of perpetrators of child sexual abuse or their activities. Instead, Dr. Rocchio will testify about the psychological underpinnings of an\n\n14\n\nDOJ-OGR-00006723",
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