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Quote by: shield772 ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT - Whoever, knowing that an offense has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact; one who knowing a felony to have been committed by another, receives, relieves, comforts, or assists the felon in order to hinder the felon's apprehension, trial, or punishment. U.S.C. 18 |
I don't think they "received, relieved, comforted or assisted" the OFFENDER. They may have done that for the victim but, by what you've quoted, that isn't a crime.
You may be able to do better, but this one won't cover it.
Try for one that was in effect five years ago that states that failure to report is a crime. It may exist but what you cited isn't it.
Besides, from the format it doesn't appear that you have quoted a law but a legal definition. Just because you may have defined an "accessory after the fact" doesn't mean that a crime has been committed. Plus, that definition isn't California code, it appears to be US Code. Rape isn't a federal offense unless a minor is transported across state lines. No claims to that effect have been made.
You may be on the right track to finding that a crime was committed but you're not quite there. Even that is assuming that the 12 year old girl actually told PP that she was raped rather than being concerned because of sexual activity. That hasn't been established, either.
Keith