Guam § 43 - Theft by Threatening; Defined; Defense.

§ 43. Theft by Threatening; Defined; Defense.

(a) A person is guilty of theft if he intentionally obtains

property of another by threatening to:

(1) inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other

criminal offense;

(2) accuse anyone of a criminal offense;

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(3) expose any secret tending to subject any person to

hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to impair his credit or

business repute;

(4) take or withhold action as an official, or cause an

official to take or withhold action;

(5) bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other

collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded

or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the

defendant purports to act;

(6) testify or provide information or withhold testimony

or information with respect to another's legal claim or

defense; or

(7) do any other act which would not substantially

benefit the defendant but which is calculated to harm another

person.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for extortion by

threats to charge any person with a crime that the defendant

honestly believed the threatened charge to be true and that the

property obtained was honestly claimed as restitution or

indemnification for harm done in the circumstances to which such

charge addressed.