'Bounty' mutineer descendants go on trial on sex abuse charges

PITCAIRN ISLAND: The trial of seven Pitcairn Island men, descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers, began on the remote Pacific Ocean island yesterday, with the mayor the first to face charges of rape and underage sex.

Mayor Steve Christian, a descendant of Fletcher Christian who led the mutineers, appeared in a specially built courtroom before three British judges to face six charges of rape and four charges of indecent assault on four women from 1964 to 1975.

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