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DE SB289

Bill

Status

Passed

8/19/2022

Primary Sponsor

Nicole Poore

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Origin

Senate

151st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands Delaware's sexual extortion law (§ 774) to include compelling or inducing another person to produce visual depictions of themselves or others who are nude or engaging in sexual conduct.

  • Adds a new threat element making it illegal to threaten to reproduce, distribute, exhibit, publish, transmit, or otherwise disseminate nude or sexually explicit visual depictions of any person.

  • Maintains sexual extortion as a class E felony under the expanded statute.

  • Covers threats instilling fear that such images will be shared to compel sexual acts or production of sexual images.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sexual Extortion.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

8/19/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/2/2022
Executive5/12/2022
Judiciary5/9/2022

Full Bill Text

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