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# The devil lies in the details of child abuse .

With all the stories that continue to surface about child sexual abuse, including that of Pitcairn Island, there is a dearth of information that can lead to a deeper understanding of this disturbing phenomenon. I can see some people asking themselves if, in this tiny isolated community shut away from usual morality, sex with young girls really is normal, as the islanders are saying. We're hearing it in the media every day. Who is disputing it?

# Pitcairn islanders 'built their own prison'.

Six men who make up half of the adult male population of tiny Pitcairn Island were sentenced to up to six years in prison for rapes and sex attacks that date back 40 years on the isolated Pacific home of the HMS Bounty mutineers.

# More links about the forced resignation of Steve and Randy Christian:

• The Age
• The Australian
• New Zealand Herald

# Pitcairn mayor forced to resign.

Steve Christian was sentenced to three years jail on five rape charges and now this descendent of the ringleader of the mutiny on the bounty, has lost his job as Pitcairn's mayor.

# From Friends of Pitcairn comes a pointer to this site describing a sea voyage that included a visit to Pitcairn Island.

# A fictional story based on real people involved in the Bounty mutiny and Pitcairn as seen through Tahitian eyes.

# From Tahiti to Easter Island including a visit to Pitcairn with photos. Friends of Pticairn is doing well with lots of interesting links.

# Here are some pages with discussion about the Pitcairn language. The first is a list of phrases, and the second is an article about the language.

# Good riddance to tarnished paradise island of Pitcairn.

As six men are found guilty of child sex abuse, Kathy Marks reflects on the dark and claustrophobic intimacy of her weeks in the South Pacific

# A biography of Teraura, one of the original Tahitian women to populate Pitcairn Island. Teraura is a great great great great great grandmother of mine according to the Pitcairn Geneology lists.

# Call for sentence parity on island rape charges.

Sentence reductions for six Pitcairn Islanders convicted of sex charges should also apply to six Auckland men who go on trial on similar charges next year, say legal experts.

# Nick Jones comments further on his previous article where he warned about judging the values on Pitcairn using our own value system.