Six young men face prosecution for "premeditated gang violence".
Mr. Christian was the "leader of the pack" on the island and believed he had a right to have sex with young girls, the prosecution told the court during the trial, held inside Pitcairn's community hall.
Bradley Manning, the young solider under prosecution for his alleged leaking of classified documents to the Wikileaks organization: not guilty of 'aiding the enemy.' Manning was found guilty on lesser counts, for a total of 19 charges.
Warren was an outspoken critic of accusations that the island's girls had been sexually abused when young, and the prosecution of a selected number of Pitcairn's male residents.
On Wednesday, Tsarnaev's attorney Judy Clarke who's never had a client get executed echoed that sentiment, suggesting this is "not the same angry young man the prosecution has described to you.
Time and again, at the direction of these paid provocateurs who know that their ongoing payments depend upon enabling prosecutions, young Muslims in their late teens or early twenties end up saying something hostile about the US and/or statements that are otherwise politically offensive.
The group is extending its remit to give legal advice to young people threatened with prosecution for making sexual images of themselves and sharing them consensually on digital media.
When asked whether he was aware he was breaking the law by growing cannabis, and could be liable for prosecution, the young man was unfazed.
In Long Beach, the city began its P.A.T.H (Promising Adults, Tomorrow's Hope) diversion & training program, which combines occupational training, life skills development, mentoring, and post-secondary education as an alternative to criminal prosecution for young adults ages 16-24.
Prosecution of young people of similar age and understanding, and who engage in mutually consensual sexual activity is not usually regarded as being in the public interest.
Lawyers said the verdict would encourage other hate-crime prosecutions involving young defendants.
