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Sounds,11 Dec 2025,28 mins,

Introducing... The Pitcairn Trials

Carrie Jade Does Not Exist
Contains strong language, some scenes of a sexual nature, scenes of sexual violence and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Expires on Saturday 5:30pm

Halfway between Peru and New Zealand is a tiny volcanic island, a little known British Territory. The community of Pitcairn is home to 37 people....and a terrifying scandal. In The Pitcairn Trials, British Journalist Luke Jones uncovers a story of historic abuse in a remote place where prosecuting secrets and challenging centuries of power has left deep scars on generations of women and girls, and brought a unique, lonely, pacific island to the brink of extinction. The Pitcairn Trials is a chilling lesson in what human beings can be capable of when they think no one is watching them.

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