Up the Hill of Difficulty

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by Kent WPC Gail Cox as she attempts to bring law and order to Pitcairn amidst allegations of serious crimes.

Kent WPC Gail Cox is chosen as the woman to bring law to Pitcairn. She sets off to Pitcairn to teach the locals how to Police themselves. At a drunken Pitcairn party, one evening, another girl makes an allegation of rape. Detective Peter George returns to Pitcairn and a distressing and astonishing picture begins to emerge of child sexual abuse on an unimaginable scale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Always True Crime

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• sexual abuse
• island culture
• true crime
• community policing

Keywords

• Pitcairn
• Gail Cox
• Peter George
• rape
• child abuse
• law enforcement
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pitcairn

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