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Yes, an Apple device can be erased although deleted even though it is locked with Activation Lockactivation lock.

Find My iPhone includes a feature called Activation Lock
that is designed to prevent anyone else from someone else from using the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if it 's ever is lost or stolen. Activation Lock is enabled automatically when Find My iPhone is turned on The activation lock will be automatically activated when "Find my iPhone" is enabled for a device using with iOS 7 or laterhigher. 

If "Find
My my iPhone" is activated turned on for the device, it can be eraseddeleted, but after erasure it cannot be activated as long as Find My iPhone is activated it can not be activated after deleting while "Find my iPhone" is enabled in iCloud.The device will ask polls the previous owner's Apple ID and password during device the setup and activation process. More info Further information can be found here:  https://support.apple.com/en-usUS/HT201365