Brian Young

Brian Michael John Young (born 10 September 1954) served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands from December 1984 until 1 January 1991. In 2007, Young was found guilty of rape and indecent assault, and was sentenced to six years and six months in prison.

Career Young served as a Magistrate on the Pitcairn Islands and was made Council Representative to the School Maintenance Committee in 1994. He later moved to New Zealand.

Trial

During a special sitting of the Pitcairn Supreme Court in New Zealand, Young was found guilty of child sex offences during his time on the Pitcairn Islands in January 2007. Young was tried alongside Shawn Christian, a descendant of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and a future mayor of the Pitcairn Islands. After the trial, Young was extradited to the Pitcairn Islands to be sentenced.

Ancestry