§ 5-14-113 — Sexual extortion

(a) A person commits the offense of sexual extortion if: (1) With the purpose to coerce another person to engage in sexual contact or sexually explicit conduct, the person communicates a threat to: (A) Damage the property or harm the reputation of the other person; or (B) Produce or distribute a recording of the other person engaged in sexually explicit conduct or depicted in a state of nudity; (2) With the purpose to produce or distribute a recording of a person in a state of nudity or engaged in sexually explicit conduct, the person communicates a threat to: (A) Damage the property or harm the reputation of the other person; or (B) Produce or distribute a recording of the other person engaged in sexually explicit conduct or depicted in a state of nudity; (3) The person knowingly causes another person to engage in sexual contact or sexually explicit conduct or to produce or distribute a recording of a person in a state of nudity or engaged in sexually explicit conduct by communicating a threat to: (A) Damage the property or harm the reputation of the other person; or (B) Produce or distribute a recording of the other person engaged in sexually explicit conduct or depicted in a state of nudity; or (4) The person knowingly demands payment of money or receipt of anything of value by communicating a threat to distribute a recording of a person engaged in sexually explicit conduct or depicted in a state of nudity. (b) Sexual extortion is a Class B felony.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 32, eff. 1/1/2024. Added by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.