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Introducing Pitcairn Island
You've probably heard of Pitcairn for all the wrong reasons. Until a few years ago, this tiny island group in the middle of the Pacific Ocean lived off its reputation as the idyllic hideaway settlement for the Bounty mutineers, but then came the child sex trial which changed Pitcairn Island forever.
Beautifully green and lush, with a population you could easily seat in a school bus, Pitcairn is one of the last remnants of the British Empire. It's also one of the most remote places on earth, lying halfway between New Zealand (NZ) and Peru. The nearest inhabited island is Mangareva in French Polynesia, a 30-hour boat trip away.
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Latest headlines for Pitcairn Island
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Colony abuse victims cash ruling
9 October 2008 10:07AM
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office says victims of child sex abuse on Pitcairn Island can apply for compensation.
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Compensation for Pitcairn victims
9 October 2008 9:33AM
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office says victims of child sex abuse on Pitcairn Island can apply for compensation.
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Island of shame
9 September 2008 10:32AM
In 2004 the tiny island of Pitcairn in the Pacific was rocked by a court case that revealed a raft of incidents of sexual abuse. Four years on, how has the island coped with the fallout of the case?
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