abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal processmeans the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action.
commercial sex actmeans any sex act, on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.
criminal actionincludes investigation and prosecution and is pending until final adjudication in the trial court.
participation in a venturemeans knowingly assisting, supporting, or facilitating a violation of subsection (a)(1).
serious harmmeans any harm, whether physical or nonphysical, including psychological, financial, or reputational harm, that is sufficiently serious, under all the surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform or to continue performing commercial sexual activity in order to avoid incurring that harm.
venturemeans any group of two or more individuals associated in fact, whether or not a legal entity.
victimmeans the individual harmed as a result of a crime under this chapter, including, in the case of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the victim or a representative of the victim’s estate, or another family member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the court, but in no event shall the defendant be named such representative or guardian.