consensual sex with several of his children. 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 for which he was sentenced for three years. 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. References 1951 births Living people People convicted of child sexual abuse Members of the Island Council of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands people convicted of rape Mayors of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands people of English descent Pitcairn Islands people of Manx descent Pitcairn Islands people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Pitcairn Islands people of Polynesian descent Pitcairn Islands people of American descent Pitcairn Islands people of Scottish descent Politicians convicted of sex offences Prisoners and detainees of the United Kingdom Pitcairn Islands Seventh-day Adventists Incest Heads of government who were later imprisoned