As long as the police interrogate the suspect for the first time or take compulsory measures, they can hire a defense lawyer.
The law provides that:
Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law? A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.
If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender.
After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.
Therefore, according to China's legal provisions and judicial practice, it is suggested that one of the following cases of child molestation should be investigated for criminal responsibility for child molestation:
(a) molesting children for more than two times in a year or molesting children for more than two times at a time;
(2) Forcibly molesting children by means of violence, coercion or threat;
(3) molesting children, causing minor injuries to the victim or more;
(4) molesting children and causing other serious consequences. Such as seriously damaging children's mental health, causing mental disorder or suicide of the close relatives of the victim children, and so on.
Criteria for filing a case
According to the third paragraph of Article 237 of the Criminal Law, the perpetrator forcibly molested a child by violence, coercion or other means. Because children have poor gender discrimination ability, the law does not require perpetrators to use violence, threats or other methods. Whether the child agrees or not, whether the child resists or not, as long as he molests the child, it constitutes this crime and should be investigated.
Regarding your question, "Do you need a lawyer to commit child molestation?" Child molesters can get a lawyer, but it is useless to get a lawyer if the facts exist objectively. It is very shameful to molest children, and you have to bear the formal responsibility. The specific punishment has been explained above.