About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of implementing British law on the remote Pacific Island of Pitcairn following a serious crime investigation.

In Kent, UK, Police Officer Peter George is asked to investigate an alleged serious crime: the rape of a child. The crime is not in England but on the remote Pacific Island of Pitcairn, and what Peter and his colleague find is a complicated story. They decide that modern British law and policing must be taken to this worryingly lawless Island, but how to implement an entire legal system on a remote Pacific island? And what are the secrets that are hidden in plain sight? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• child crime
• Pacific Islands
• legal system
• investigation
• true crime

Keywords

• Pitcairn
• child rape
• British law
• policing
• investigation
• Peter George
• crime
• lawless island

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Kent, Pitcairn

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