§ 14‑43.16.  Affirmative defense.
(a)	Affirmative Defense. – It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article that the person charged with the offense was a victim at the time of the offense and was coerced or deceived into committing the offense as a direct result of the person's status as a victim.
(b)	Construction. – Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abrogate any other affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Article available to a person by statute or common law.  (2018‑75, s. 2(a); 2018‑145, s. 11(a).)