Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to establish the crime of sexual extortion as a felony; provide for enhancements to penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for sexual extortion; amend KRS 17.500 to include sexual extortion in the definition of "sex crime"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require superintendents of local school districts to notify students in grades four and above and parents and guardians of all students of the crime of sexual extortion; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require local school boards to display posters in schools with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims; amend KRS 164.2518 to require postsecondary institutions to display posters with the definition of sexual extortion and contact information for entities offering assistance to victims in residential facilities and buildings containing instructional spaces, student services, or academic support services.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Adams

Summary Retain original provisions, except to limit sexual extortion to sexual demands when the threat is of a non-sexual nature; classify sexual extortion as a Class A misdemeanor; provide for enhancements to penalty; provide that where the victim has attempted or committed suicide within 90 days of the offense, a prosecution for criminal homicide under KRS Chapter 507 or assault under KRS Chapter 508 may be commenced; provide that written notice of sexual extortion by principals to students in grades 4 and above must be age appropriate; limit display of posters in public school buildings to those containing instructional spaces for students in grades 6 through 12.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17.500, 164.2815
Current: 17.500, 164.2815