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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-113: Sexual extortion

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  2. Title 5
  3. Chapter 14
  4. Subchapter 1

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

(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.

(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;

(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;

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;

(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;

(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

(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.

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