Ark. Code § 5-14-113

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 3, 2024.
Section 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.

Ark. Code § 5-14-113

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