. ▁( ...) ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁child ▁must ▁be ▁' protected ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁des ires ', ▁even ▁when ▁his ▁des ires ▁turn ▁him ▁towards ▁an ▁adult ". ▁ ▁He ▁con cludes ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁within ▁this ▁new ▁legisl ative ▁framework   – ▁" bas ically ▁intended ▁to ▁protect ▁certain ▁vulner able ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁medical ▁power "   – ▁that ▁a ▁conception ▁of ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁child ▁and ▁adult ▁sexual ity ▁will ▁be ▁based , ▁and ▁cons iders ▁it ▁as ▁" ext rem ely ▁question able ". ▁ ▁Gu ilt ▁by ▁association ▁H oc qu eng hem ▁observed ▁that ▁this ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁French ▁pet ition ▁has ▁been ▁signed ▁by ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁“ who ▁are ▁suspect ▁neither ▁of ▁being ▁particularly ▁ped oph iles ▁themselves ▁nor ▁even ▁of ▁entertain ing ▁extra v ag ant ▁political ▁views ”. ▁ ▁Dan et ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁ ▁law y ers ▁who ▁choose ▁to ▁defend ▁someone ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁an ▁inde cent ▁act ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁end ▁up ▁facing ▁serious ▁public ▁back l ash ▁and ▁are ▁suspect ▁of ▁being ▁favor able ▁to ▁such ▁acts . ▁Their ▁experience ▁is ▁a kin ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁law y ers ▁def ending ▁terror ists ▁( as ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁Cro issant ▁affair ), . ▁Many , ▁he ▁said , ▁avoid ▁doing ▁so , ▁and ▁prefer ▁being ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁" any one ▁who ▁def ends ▁a ▁ped oph ile ▁may