# Steve Christian > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Christian > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Christian.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Christian > Source revision: 1347273075 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Stephen Christian](/source/Stephen_Christian) or [Christian von Steven](/source/Christian_von_Steven) or [Steven Christian (disambiguation)](/source/Steven_Christian_(disambiguation)). **Steven Raymond Christian** (born 26 June 1951) is a politician, convicted [sex offender](/source/Sex_offender) and child rapist from the Pitcairn Islands.[1] He was [mayor](/source/List_of_rulers_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands) of the islands from 1999 until 2004, when he was removed from office after being found guilty in the [Pitcairn child sexual abuse trial](/source/Pitcairn_sexual_assault_trial_of_2004). ## Background and mayoralty Christian is the son of [Ivan Roa Christian](/source/Ivan_Christian) and Verna Carlene "Dobrey" Young, a descendant of [Ned Young](/source/Ned_Young). Ivan Roa Christian is the son of Richard Charles Edgar Christian and nephew of [Charles Richard Parkin Christian](/source/Charles_Richard_Parkin_Christian), and is the grandson of [Francis Hickson Christian](/source/Francis_Hickson_Christian). Steve Christian married Olive Jal Brown in 1972 and they have four children, including [Shawn](/source/Shawn_Christian_(mayor)). 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](/source/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)) in 1976. 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. Christian was the [Mayor](/source/List_of_rulers_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands) of the [Pitcairn Islands](/source/Pitcairn_Islands), a British [dependency](/source/Dependent_territory) in the Pacific Ocean, from 7 December 1999 to 30 October 2004. He also acted as the island's supervising engineer, [dentist](/source/Dentist), [radiographer](/source/Radiographer), and as [coxswain](/source/Coxswain) of the [longboat](/source/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](/source/Pitcairn_sexual_assault_trial_of_2004) on 24 October. ## Sexual assault trial Main article: [Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004](/source/Pitcairn_sexual_assault_trial_of_2004) In 2004, Steve Christian, along with six other men, was tried on charges of rape and [child sexual abuse](/source/Sexual_abuse#Child_sexual_abuse) by the [Pitcairn Supreme Court](/source/Pitcairn_Supreme_Court).[1][2][3] Over the course of the trial, it was alleged that Christian repeatedly raped or assaulted a number of island women, including his children, over a period of several years,[4][5] 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 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.[5][6] He was acquitted of a sixth rape charge and of four indecent assault charges. On 8 November 2004, Christian's sister [Brenda](/source/Brenda_Christian),[7] the island's sole police officer, was elected by the [Island Council](/source/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)) to succeed him in an interim capacity, pending elections scheduled for 15 December, when [Jay Warren](/source/Jay_Warren), the acquitted former magistrate, was elected mayor. ## Later life Christian served as one of the two [assessors](/source/Assessor_(law)) during the trial of [Mike Warren](/source/Mike_Warren_(mayor)) for [child pornography](/source/Child_pornography) charges. When Warren was found guilty in 2016, Christian reportedly reacted: "I know I did some bad things in the past but never anything like that sort of stuff."[8] ## References 1. Fickling, David (26 October 2004). ["Six found guilty in Pitcairn sex offences trial"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/26/davidfickling). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150702134223/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/26/davidfickling) 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 1. ["Six guilty in Pitcairn sex trial"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3950033.stm). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. 25 October 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170731092733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3950033.stm) 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 1. ["6 men convicted in Pitcairn trials"](https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/world/25iht-pitcaIRN.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 24 October 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150105131917/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/world/25iht-pitcaIRN.html) 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 1. Lines, Chris (1 July 2006). "UK: Court dismisses key part of Pitcairn appeal". AAP General News Wire. 1. Birkett, Dea (29 October 2004). ["Island of Lost Girls"](https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/29/opinion/29birkett.html?scp=1&sq=Island%20of%20Lost%20Girls). *The New York Times*. p. A.25. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141031182400/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/29/opinion/29birkett.html?scp=1&sq=Island%20of%20Lost%20Girls) 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 September 2017. 1. ["Six sentenced in Pitcairn abuse cases"](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6323696). *NBC News*. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 2022-06-08. 1. ["Islander changes his plea to admit sex assaults"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/pitcairnislands/1473399/Islander-changes-his-plea-to-admit-sex-assaults.html). *The Telegraph*. 5 October 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170812175937/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/pitcairnislands/1473399/Islander-changes-his-plea-to-admit-sex-assaults.html) 12 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-09-26. 1. Marks, Kathy (11 March 2016). ["Pitcairn in 'last chance saloon' after child abuse images case"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/pitcairn-child-abuse-images-mayor). *The Guardian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220813031741/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/pitcairn-child-abuse-images-mayor) 13 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. 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