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SYDNEY: Six men were convicted of a string of sex attacks on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn, British authorities said on Monday, following trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on the tiny home of descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers. Among those convicted was the Pitcairn Island Mayor, Steve Christian, who claims to be a direct descendant of the mutiny leader, Fletcher Christian. He was cleared of four indecent assaults and one rape but convicted of five other rapes. The verdicts were read out by judges sent to the island from New Zealand who sat in makeshift courts in the Pitcairn community hall for the trials, which started on September 30. Sentences were expected to be announced later this week. — AP
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