Charles Arthur Howeson (born November 1949) is a former Royal Navy commander and convicted sex offender who was known as "Mr Plymouth". He was chairman of First Great Western and the South West Strategic Health Authority.[1] He held a senior position at Coutts bank.[2] Howeson Lane in Plymouth is named after him after he donated the land on which it was built.[1] In June 2018 he was jailed for seven years and six months for sexually abusing eight men.[3][4][5] One offence was committed while he was a lieutenant commander on HMS Cleopatra.[6] Other sexual assault offences on volunteer workers were committed by him during his tenure at Groundwork Plymouth Area in the early 1990s. These latter offences were not appropriately dealt with at the time.[7]
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- ^ "Navy officer 'groped men on ship'". BBC News. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Eve, Carl (22 June 2018). "The full story: How Howeson was finally caged for his vile crimes". Plymouthherald.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ McDonald, Gayle (23 June 2018). "Millionaire jailed for sexually abusing young men but wife sticking by him". Bristolpost.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Disgraced Navy commander and former head of Queen's bank faces further historic sex charges". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Ex-navy officer jailed for sex offences". BBC News. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Plymouth Live - Latest local news, sport & business from Plymouth". www.plymouthherald.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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