"It now falls to the Foreign Office to explain why these allegations were not taken sufficiently seriously at a time when the Pitcairn scandal had already highlighted the issue in another overseas territory. It also needs to understand that the children in St Helena are every bit as deserving of the same protection from the British legal system".
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sainthelena/11354084/The-St-Helena-cover-up-is-typical-of-its-kind.html