Aggravated coercion means that the actor threatens to use force or violence of a high and aggravated nature to overcome the victim or another person, if the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to carry out the threat, or threatens to retaliate in the future by the infliction of physical harm, kidnapping or extortion, under circumstances of aggravation, against the victim or any other person. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-651(b).A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven:(a) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual battery in the absence of aggravating circumstances; or(b) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish sexual battery. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-654.
Aggravated coercion means that the actor threatens to use force or violence of a high and aggravated nature to overcome the victim or another person, if the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to carry out the threat, or threatens to retaliate in the future by the infliction of physical harm, kidnapping or extortion, under circumstances of aggravation, against the victim or any other person.
Aggravated coercion means that the person affiliated with a public or private secondary school in an official capacity threatens to use force or violence of a high and aggravated nature to overcome the student, if the student reasonably believes that the person has the present ability to carry out the threat, or threatens to retaliate in the future by the infliction of physical harm, kidnapping, or extortion, under circumstances of aggravation, against the student.
Examples of Aggravated coercion in a sentence
Section 252.Aggravated coercion Aggravated coercion is punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years.
More Definitions of Aggravated coercion
Aggravated coercion means an organization member uses force or threatens to use force or violence to entice the victim to consume alcohol if the victim reasonably believes that the organization member has the present ability to carry out the threat or threatens to retaliate in the future by the infliction of physical harm to the victim or another person.