Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The Pitcairn Sex Abuse Trial

In 2004 a child sex abuse trial on a remote island in the Pacific shocked the world. Nearly half the adult male population of Pitcairn Island stood accused of rape and sexual assault. The victims and the accused were all descendants of British sailors, including the famous rebel Fletcher Christian, who'd mutinied on a ship called Bounty in the eighteenth century. Claire Bowes spoke to Kathy Marks, one of just six journalists who were given permission to travel to Pitcairn to report on the trials.

Photo: Adamstown, seen in this June 2003 photo of Pitcairn Island (AP)

Published on Monday, 7th November 2016.

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