Sec. 135.60 Coercion in the second degree.
A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he
compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter
has a legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from
engaging in conduct in which he has a legal right to engage, by
means of instilling in him a fear that, if the demand is not
complied with, the actor or another will:
1. Cause physical injury to a person; or
2. Cause damage to property; or
3. Engage in other conduct constituting a crime; or
4. Accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charges
to be instituted against him; or
5. Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether
true or false, tending to subject some person to hatred, contempt
or ridicule; or
6. Cause a strike, boycott or other collective labor group
action injurious to some person's business; except that such a
threat shall not be deemed coercive when the act or omission
compelled is for the benefit of the group in whose interest the
actor purports to act; or
7. Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or
information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or
8. Use or abuse his position as a public servant by
performing some act within or related to his official duties, or
by failing or refusing to perform an official duty, in such
manner as to affect some person adversely; or
9. Perform any other act which would not in itself
materially benefit the actor but which is calculated to harm
another person materially with respect to his health, safety,
business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation or
personal relationships.
Coercion in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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