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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-14-113. Sexual extortion - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-14-113/
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