The advice to "get a lawyer" has come up several times here because it is the single most important thing you have to do right now.
DO NOT attempt to handle this on your own. DO NOT accept a court-appointed attorney.
Seriously, dude... sell your fucking furniture if you have to. You need a good lawyer who has handled these types of cases before -- and rest assured, there are LOTS of them out there. They even advertise "lewd conduct" in the phone book.
Odds are good this will be a really miserable time for you until the final resolution, but with a good attorney you will probably end up being humiliated in open court, given a slap on the wrist, maybe made to pay a fine. With any luck you'll get the charges dropped or reduced to something non-sexual in nature.
Just get that attorney. Tell him the truth about what happened. If you feel the attorney doesn't much care about your case, find a new one ASAP.
And the guys are correct: not being mirandized means nothing -- forget that. Let your lawyer try to barter with the DA BEFORE you stand in front of the judge. If the judge has a very large docket in front of him, he may want to get your case over and done with as soon as possible.
Good luck.
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