According to Article 237 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the perpetrator's acts of forced indecency against others or insulting women by violence, coercion or other means constitute a crime in principle and should be put on file for investigation.
Legal basis:
Article 237 of the Criminal Law [Crime of Compulsory Indecency and Insult] Whoever forcibly desecrates another person or insults a woman by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention.
Whoever gathers a crowd or commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph in public in a public place, or if there are other serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years.
