Alabama HB29 expands the definition of manslaughter to include deaths resulting from sexual extortion.

Alabama HB29 amends the state's criminal code to include sexual extortion as a cause of manslaughter. Specifically, if a person commits sexual extortion against a victim under a certain age and the victim dies as a result, the perpetrator can be charged with manslaughter. The bill also specifies that the victim's suicide is considered a foreseeable consequence of the sexual extortion and not an independent intervening cause. This change in the law aims to address cases where sexual extortion directly leads to a victim's death.

Alabama HB29 expands the definition of manslaughter to include deaths resulting from sexual extortion.

Alabama HB29 amends the state's criminal code to include sexual extortion as a cause of manslaughter. Specifically, if a person commits sexual extortion against a victim under a certain age and the victim dies as a result, the perpetrator can be charged with manslaughter. The bill also specifies that the victim's suicide is considered a foreseeable consequence of the sexual extortion and not an independent intervening cause. This change in the law aims to address cases where sexual extortion directly leads to a victim's death.