Interfering with the Reporting of Criminal Sexual Conduct; Defined and Punished

(a)Any person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of criminal sexual conduct if the person:

(1)commits an act of criminal sexual conduct or assists in or abets any act of criminal sexual conduct, as enumerated in Chapter 25 of this Title; and CH. 19 ASSAULT, RECKLESS ENDANGERING, TERRORIZING

(2)intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly prevents or attempts, either directly or through other persons, to prevent the victim of or a witness to that act of criminal sexual conduct from calling a 911 emergency communication system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement officer or other official.

(b)Commission of, or assisting in or abetting a crime of criminal sexual conduct under Chapter 25 of this title is a necessary element of the crime of interfering with the reporting of criminal sexual conduct.

(c)Interference with the reporting of crimes of criminal sexual conduct is a felony of the third degree.