Can a person be held criminally liable if they threaten to send nude pictures to another person’s place of employment?
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Can a person be held criminally liable if they threaten to send nude pictures to another person’s place of employment?
Pictures stored on cell phone. Place of employment is a school.
Asked on June 20, 2011 under Criminal Law, New Jersey
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Hummm. Let's see what crimes we can come up with here. Well, if you are threatening that person because you want them to do something for you or pay you something I think that we can come up with blackmail. If you are threatening someone just for the fun or it I think we can come up with harrassment (probably aggravated in some states). If you actually do transmit them via cell phone or any other means then we can come up with one of the crimes related to pornography (probably distribution). So I would say yeah, you can be found guilty of a crime on many levels here. Not to mention the civil suits that person will bring. Think twice about it.
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