What is the crime of indecency and how to sentence it?

The Law on the Crime of Indecency stipulates that we must first understand the act of indecency. The so-called obscenity refers to the obscene behavior carried out by means other than sexual intercourse for the purpose of stimulating or satisfying sexual desire. Indecency can occur between men and women, or between the same sex, but criminal law constitutes the crime of indecency, which can only be an act of indecency against women and children. Dally with men other than women does not constitute a crime. Dally with women refers to touching, licking, sucking, kissing, cuddling and masturbating women, excluding sexual intercourse. But sexual harassment of boys can include adultery.

Whoever forcibly molests others or insults women by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention.

Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than fifteen years:

Indecent with others.

Gather people in public or molest others.

Whoever molests children shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.

Legal basis:

Article 237 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that

Whoever forcibly molests or insults women by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention. Whoever gathers people in public places to fight or commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years. Whoever molests children shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.