Section 15B

threatens a child to engage in an activity that is sexual in nature;

threatens a child to share any representation in whole or in part, whether visual, audio or written or the combination of visual, audio or written, by any means including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, digital, optical or magnetic means, or manually crafted, or the combination of any means, of a body or any part of the body of a child exposing a child’s genital, buttock, breast, pubic area or anus or of a child engaged in an activity that is sexual in nature; or

threatens to use or distribute any representation in whole or in part, whether visual, audio or written or the combination of visual, audio or written, by any means including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, digital, optical or magnetic means, or manually crafted, or the combination of any means, of a body or any part of the body of a child exposing a child’s genital, buttock, breast, pubic area or anus or of a child engaged in an activity that is sexual in nature, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.

Explanation—The act of threatening under this section may involve the use of inducement, coercion or force.

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Z, a child, voluntarily shares a topless photo of herself with A. A then threatens Z to post the photo on A’s social media account unless Z sends A a full nude photo of Z. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

A offers Z, a child, money to strip for A during a video call. A records the video call and then threatens Z that A will send the recorded video to Z’s parents unless Z agrees to have sexual intercourse with A. A is guilty of an offence under this section.