PITCAIRN CASE
July 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW BRACEA FEAT of legal logistics is about to be performed on the remote South Pacific island of Pitcairn.Midway between New Zealand and Chile, Pitcairn was settled by the Bounty mutineers in 1790 and their descendents still populate this tiny British colony.Sexual abuse charges are soon to be laid against some members of its community. Some alleged offences are believed to have been committed against children.That is all the information authorities are releasing for now, but behind the scenes a complex legal framework is being drawn up to deal with the ...
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