Sexual extortion occurs when the following threats are made:
Damaging the physical property, or causing physical harm, to another individual
Damaging the reputation of the individual
Releasing sexually charged or exposed videos or photos of the victim, including sexual intercourse or exhibition of sexual parts (genitals, breasts, anus)
Sexual extortion most commonly occurs, against minors, when an individual poses as someone else (often of a younger age) online in an attempt to gain the minor’s trust and coerce them into sending sexually explicit photos of themselves. Sometimes, the defendant publishes these photos online without the victim’s permission, which is considered distribution of child pornography and can carry additional consequences.
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