Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 3-709 - [Repealed Effective 10/1/2024] Sextortion and revenge porn(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Intimate parts" has the meaning stated in § 3-809 of this title.(3) "Sexual activity" has the meaning stated in § 3-809 of this title.(b) A person may not cause another to:(1) engage in an act of sexual activity by threatening to:(i) accuse any person of a crime or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into contempt or disrepute;(ii) cause physical injury to a person;(iii) inflict emotional distress on a person;(iv) cause economic damage to a person; or(v) cause damage to the property of a person; or(2) engage as a subject in the production of a visual representation or performance that depicts the other with the other's intimate parts exposed or engaging in or simulating an act of sexual activity by threatening to: (i) accuse any person of a crime or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into contempt or disrepute;(ii) cause physical injury to a person;(iii) inflict emotional distress on a person;(iv) cause economic damage to a person; or(v) cause damage to the property of a person.(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.(d) A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.(e) A visual representation depicting a victim that is part of a court record for a case arising from a prosecution under this section:(1) subject to item (2) of this subsection, may not be made available for public inspection; and(2) except as otherwise ordered by the court, may only be made available for inspection in relation to a criminal charge under this section to:(ii) a jury in a criminal case brought under this section;(iii) the State's Attorney or the State's Attorney's designee;(iv) the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;(v) a law enforcement officer;(vi) the defendant or the defendant's attorney; or(vii) the victim or the victim's attorney.Repealed by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 772,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 365, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.