Former Eton College teacher, 48, is charged with sexually assaulting three boys after being dismissed from the more than £40,000-a-year school attended by Boris Johnson
- Matthew Mowbray, 48, was dismissed from leading public school in Berkshire
- He appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with 11 offences
- Former teacher also accused of voyeurism and three counts of indecent photos
- Mowbray was granted bail and will appear at Reading Crown Court on March 31
A former teacher at Eton College has been charged with sexually assaulting three boys.
Matthew Mowbray, 48, was dismissed from the leading public school, near Windsor, in Berkshire following his arrest in May last year.
Eton is one of the country’s most prestigious schools, with fees of more than £40,000 a year, and was attended by the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and Boris Johnson.
Matthew Mowbray, 48, a former teacher at Eton College (above) was charged with 11 offences, including seven counts of sexual assault relating to three alleged victims (file photo)
Mowbray appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with 11 offences, including seven counts of sexual assault relating to three alleged victims.
He is also accused of voyeurism and three counts of making indecent photographs.
Mowbray, who lives in the village of Locks Heath, near Southampton, was granted bail and will next appear at Reading Crown Court on March 31 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
A letter from Eton’s headmaster Simon Henderson was sent to parents this week informing them of the case.
A spokesman for Eton College confirmed a ‘member of staff was arrested in May 2019, suspended from work and subsequently dismissed’ (file photo)
The boys’ boarding school, which was founded by King Henry VI in 1440, has around 1,300 pupils aged between 13 and 18.
A spokesman for the school said: ‘Eton College can confirm that, as a result of information passed by the school to the local authority designated officer (Lado) and to the police, a member of staff was arrested in May 2019, suspended from work and subsequently dismissed.
‘He has been charged with a number of criminal offences and given the ongoing criminal proceedings, we cannot comment further about the details of this case.
‘The welfare and wellbeing of our pupils is Eton’s top priority and when appropriate, as in this case, we always work very closely with the relevant external agencies, in line with our established procedures.’