Ex-Reddit CEO Ellen Pao admits to knowing about Epstein sex trafficking

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[–]Kabubum 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Can you be charged just for the knowledge of a crime and not reporting it?

[–]CarlDung 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In some places even planning a criminal act can be punished.

[–]liberty_primer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think that's the case in the USA. Conspiracy charges usually require some sort of constructive action toward committing the crime.

It can be small though ... I think it could be as small as purchasing the murder weapon with the intent to use it. Merely talking about it and planning has never been a criminal matter to my knowledge.