Background
As mentioned above, Christian is a descendant of the Pitcairn Island mutineers. This can be seen in the pedigree below.
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Steve Christian
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Christian was the of the Pitcairn Islands, a British dependency in the Pacific Ocean, from 7 December 1999 to 30 October 2004. He also acted as the island"s supervising engineer, dentist, radiographer, and as coxswain of the longboat, which is described as Pitcairn"s umbilical cord to the outside world. He was formally dismissed from office on 30 October 2004, following his rape conviction on 24 October.
He is the son of Ivan Roa Christian and Verna Carlene "Dobrey" Young, a descendant of Ned Young.
He again served on the Council in 1982, and was briefly Chairman of the Internal Committee (considered the second-most influential political position on the island) in 1985. He was to hold this position again in 1991 and 1992, 1994 and 1995, and 1998 and 1999, when he was elected as the island"s first mayor.
The title was new but the office was not: the mayor had previously been known as the magistrate. Trent, Randy, Shawn and Tania.
Over the course of the trial, it was alleged that Christian repeatedly raped or assaulted a number of island women, including some children, over a period of several years – using the remoteness of the island and his position of power to coerce their silence.
Christian denied all accusations of impropriety, but admitted having consensual sex with several of his accusers. Christian pleaded not guilty to all charges of rape and indecent assault, but on 24 October 2004, he was convicted of committing five rapes between 1964 and 1975. He was acquitted of a sixth rape charge and of four indecent assault charges.
On 8 November 2004, Christian"s sister Brenda, the island"s sole police officer, was elected by the Island Council to succeed him in an interim capacity, pending elections scheduled for 15 December, when Jay Warren, the acquitted former magistrate, was elected mayor.
Membership
Public respect for Steve Christian"s lineage gave him considerable influence long before he held political office, first as a member of the Island Council in 1976.
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Seventh Day Adventist