11 Del. C. § 774
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§ Â 774. Sexual extortion; class E felony; class B felony.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is guilty of sexual extortion when the person intentionally:
(1) Compels or induces another person to do 1 or more of the following:
a. Engage in any sexual act involving contact, penetration, or intercourse with the defendant or another person.
b. Produce a visual depiction of the victim or another person who is nude, or who is engaging in sexual conduct, with the victim or another person.
(2) By means of instilling in the victim a fear that, if the sexual act or production is not performed, the defendant or another person will do 1 or more of the following:
a. Cause physical injury to anyone.
b. Cause damage to property.
c. Engage in other conduct constituting a crime.
d. Accuse anyone of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against anyone.
e. Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, intending to subject anyone to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.
f. Falsely testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another’s legal claim or defense.
g. Reproduce, distribute, exhibit, publish, transmit, or otherwise disseminate a visual depiction of any person who is nude, or who is engaging in sexual conduct.
h. Perform any other act which is calculated to materially harm another person with respect to the other person’s health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, sexual extortion is a class E felony.
(c) Sexual extortion is a class B felony under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The defendant is an adult and the victim is 1 of the following:
a. A “child,” as defined in § 1100 of this title.
b. A “vulnerable adult,” as defined in § 1105 of this title.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) of this section causes the victim to suffer serious physical injury or death.
(1) Compels or induces another person to do 1 or more of the following:
a. Engage in any sexual act involving contact, penetration, or intercourse with the defendant or another person.
b. Produce a visual depiction of the victim or another person who is nude, or who is engaging in sexual conduct, with the victim or another person.
(2) By means of instilling in the victim a fear that, if the sexual act or production is not performed, the defendant or another person will do 1 or more of the following:
a. Cause physical injury to anyone.
b. Cause damage to property.
c. Engage in other conduct constituting a crime.
d. Accuse anyone of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against anyone.
e. Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, intending to subject anyone to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.
f. Falsely testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another’s legal claim or defense.
g. Reproduce, distribute, exhibit, publish, transmit, or otherwise disseminate a visual depiction of any person who is nude, or who is engaging in sexual conduct.
h. Perform any other act which is calculated to materially harm another person with respect to the other person’s health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, sexual extortion is a class E felony.
(c) Sexual extortion is a class B felony under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The defendant is an adult and the victim is 1 of the following:
a. A “child,” as defined in § 1100 of this title.
b. A “vulnerable adult,” as defined in § 1105 of this title.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) of this section causes the victim to suffer serious physical injury or death.
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