Shawn Brent Christian (born 14 September 1975) is a Pitcairnese politician, who served as Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands between 2014 and 2019. He was convicted of child rape in 2007.
Along with his father, who was then serving as the islands' mayor, and older brother Randall, he was implicated in the Pitcairn sexual assault trial in 2004, and after being extradited from New Zealand to stand trial, was found guilty of two counts of child rape and one count of aiding or abetting a rape.[3] One of the charges related to an incident in which he and his brother gang raped a 12-year-old girl.[4][5][6] He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison,[7] but was released after two years.[8]
In the 2013 elections, Christian was elected Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands, beating Simon Young in the third round of voting with a majority of just under 3%, after no candidate received an absolute majority in the first round and the second round (runoff) resulted in a tie.[9] He was re-elected in the 2016 elections for another three-year term.[10]
References
^Who Are the Pitcairners? 2017-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Pitcairn Islands Study Center
^Christian challenges Pitcairn trial 2014-04-11 at the Wayback Machine The Age, 25 November 2005
^ abPitcairn Islander guilty of child sex 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine The Australian, 10 January 2007
^"Two Pitcairn men guilty of sex charges against girls". NZ Herald. 9 January 2007. from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Prochnau, William; Parker, Laura (17 December 2007). "Trouble in Paradise". Vanity Fair. from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Richardson, Nigel (21 September 2019). "Human stain on island idyll". The Weekend Australian Magazine. from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Pitcairn: Paradise Lost 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Reader's Digest Asia
^Eco-tourism: Pitcairn strives to live down its terrible past 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine The Independent
^Pitcairn Islands Government 2019 2019-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Theodora
December 28, 2022
shawn, christian, mayor, shawn, brent, christian, born, september, 1975, pitcairnese, politician, served, mayor, pitcairn, islands, between, 2014, 2019, convicted, child, rape, 2007, shawn, christian5th, mayor, pitcairn, islandsin, office, january, 2014, decem. Shawn Brent Christian born 14 September 1975 is a Pitcairnese politician who served as Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands between 2014 and 2019 He was convicted of child rape in 2007 Shawn Christian5th Mayor of Pitcairn IslandsIn office 1 January 2014 31 December 2019MonarchElizabeth IIGovernorVictoria TreadellJonathan SinclairPreceded byMike WarrenSucceeded byCharlene Warren PeuPersonal detailsBorn 1975 09 14 14 September 1975 age 47 Adamstown Pitcairn IslandsPolitical partyIndependentBiography EditChristian was born to Steve Christian and Olive Jal Brown and was named after Shawn Branigan the son of friends of his parents 1 He is a patrilineal descendant of Fletcher Christian In 1998 he moved to Australia and studied in Newcastle New South Wales 2 3 Along with his father who was then serving as the islands mayor and older brother Randall he was implicated in the Pitcairn sexual assault trial in 2004 and after being extradited from New Zealand to stand trial was found guilty of two counts of child rape and one count of aiding or abetting a rape 3 One of the charges related to an incident in which he and his brother gang raped a 12 year old girl 4 5 6 He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison 7 but was released after two years 8 In the 2013 elections Christian was elected Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands beating Simon Young in the third round of voting with a majority of just under 3 after no candidate received an absolute majority in the first round and the second round runoff resulted in a tie 9 He was re elected in the 2016 elections for another three year term 10 References Edit Who Are the Pitcairners Archived 2017 05 24 at the Wayback Machine Pitcairn Islands Study Center Christian challenges Pitcairn trial Archived 2014 04 11 at the Wayback Machine The Age 25 November 2005 a b Pitcairn Islander guilty of child sex Archived 2016 06 04 at the Wayback Machine The Australian 10 January 2007 Two Pitcairn men guilty of sex charges against girls NZ Herald 9 January 2007 Archived from the original on 3 November 2020 Retrieved 29 July 2020 Prochnau William Parker Laura 17 December 2007 Trouble in Paradise Vanity Fair Archived from the original on 4 August 2020 Retrieved 29 July 2020 Richardson Nigel 21 September 2019 Human stain on island idyll The Weekend Australian Magazine Archived from the original on 3 November 2020 Retrieved 29 July 2020 Pitcairn Paradise Lost Archived 2014 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Reader s Digest Asia Eco tourism Pitcairn strives to live down its terrible past Archived 2015 09 25 at the Wayback Machine The Independent Dem Tull Archived 2014 01 03 at the Wayback Machine October 2013 Pitcairn Islands Government 2019 Archived 2019 11 05 at the Wayback Machine Theodora Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shawn Christian mayor amp oldid 1117693685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
