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The commanding word in the misprision statute is conceals. Failing to report alone isn't enough, you need active concealment.
by stefan_ 6y ago
The commanding word in the misprision statute is conceals. Failing to report alone isn't enough, you need active concealment.
- schoolornot 6y agoWouldn’t sexual harassment settlements between two private parties violate this? If someone is attacked and they accept money not to press charges, isn’t that concealing a crime to authorities?
- otterley 6y agoSexual harassment is not a felony. It’s a violation of a civil right, which is not necessarily criminal. Relief for this is typically found in civil courts and settlements are encouraged by the judicial system. Covering up a rape, however, would be one of the elements of misprision of a felony, although this would be on a state by state basis since rape and other sexual and violent crimes are typically violations of state and not federal law.