Can the conviction of extortion be sustained in the follwing case?The defednant had brief sexual affairs with several men. In each case after the...

Yes, a conviction for extortion could clearly be gotten
and upheld in this case.  Let us look at the definition of extortion to see why this is
the case.

The link below defines extortion as
follows:

The
obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened
force, violence, or fear, or under color of official
right.

The actions of the
woman in this case clearly fit this definition.  She has obtained property from the men
in the form of money.  She has gotten it from them by causing fear in them.  She caused
the fear in them by threatening to charge them with sexual assualt.  Even though they
never did assault her, her threats could still very well cause fear in them.  A regular
person would have cause to fear being the subject of a criminal trial.  It would subject
them to a possible jail term and would certainly hurt their image among friends, family
and coworkers.

Therefore, the men would have cause to be
afraid and the woman has used that fear to get money from them.  This is
extortion.