Alaska § 11.56.765 - Failure to report a violent crime committed against a child.

§ 11.56.765. Failure to report a violent crime committed against a child.

 (a) A person, other than the victim, commits the crime of failure to report a violent crime committed against a child if the person        (1) witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is             (A) the murder or attempted murder of a child by another;

 (B) the kidnapping or attempted kidnapping of a child by another;

 (C) the sexual penetration or attempted sexual penetration by another                  (i) of a child without consent of the child;

 (ii) of a child that is mentally incapable;

 (iii) of a child that is incapacitated; or

 (iv) of a child that is unaware that a sexual act is being committed; or

 (D) the assault of a child by another causing serious physical injury to the child;

 (2) knows or reasonably should know that the child is under 16 years of age; and

 (3) does not in a timely manner report that crime to a peace officer or law enforcement agency.

 (b) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant        (1) did not report in a timely manner because the defendant reasonably believed that doing so would have exposed the defendant or others to a substantial risk of physical injury; or

 (2) acted to stop the commission of the crime and stopped             (A) the commission of the crime; or

 (B) the completion of the crime being attempted.

 (c) In this section,        (1) “incapacitated” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

 (2) “mentally incapable” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

 (3) “sexual act” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 ;

 (4) “without consent” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470 .

 (d) Failure to report a violent crime committed against a child is a class A misdemeanor.