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Wouldn’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

• otterley 6y ago
  Sexual 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.