Relating to the offense of failure to stop or report aggravated sexual assault of a child; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1509 creates a new criminal offense for individuals who witness serious sexual assault of a child but fail to assist the child or immediately report it to police. It applies to anyone observing such assaults under circumstances where they could help without risking serious injury or death. The bill upgrades the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a third-degree felony for this failure to act. This law would directly affect bystanders who witness child sexual assaults but do not intervene or report the crime.