Mike Warren (mayor)

Mike Warren
Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands
In office
1 January 2008  31 December 2013
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor George Fergusson
Victoria Treadell
Preceded by Jay Warren
Succeeded by Shawn Christian
Personal details
Born 1964 (age 5152)
Political party Independent
Religion Seventh-day Adventist

Michael Calvert Warren (born 1964) is the former mayor of Adamstown, the capital city and sole settlement of Pacific British Overseas Territory Pitcairn Islands.

In December 2010 Warren was charged with possessing indecent photos of children and possessing pornographic images, videos and documents involving children.[1] Warren fought to have his case tried in Pitcairn; Crown prosecutors sought to try him in New Zealand.[2] His application was rejected in a hearing held in May 2012.[3]

In 2016 Warren was found guilty of downloading more than 1000 images and videos of child sexual abuse. During the time he downloaded the images he was working in child protection. Warren began downloading the images after six male residents on the island, including the then mayor, were found guilty during the Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004. Warren was also convicted of engaging in a "sex chat" with someone who he believed was a 15 year old girl.[4]

References

  1. "Pitcairn mayor on child porn charges". smh.com.au. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. "Pitcairn hearing adjourned because of technical glitches". 12 December 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  3. "PISC 1" (PDF). Pitcairn Island Government. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/07/former-pitcairn-mayor-found-guilty-over-child-pornography
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