Charles Turner (June 10, 1940 – December 25, 2019)[1] was an American politician and activist, who served on the Boston City Council representing District 7.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Turner graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 1963.

[3] Turner won his seat by a 693-vote margin against the city's director of youth services, who was the preferred candidate of Mayor Tom Menino.

[10] In 2002, he authored an ordinance protecting transgender persons from discrimination that was overwhelmingly approved by the council and signed into law.

"[5] In May 2004, Turner and activist Sadiki Kambon held a press conference to reveal photos purportedly showing U.S. soldiers raping Iraqi women.

"[2] Turner was subjected to wide criticism from conservative media and was censured by six members of the city council.

[15] In imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock said that he imposed a long prison term because Turner, in addition to accepting the bribe, had made false statements to the FBI and "ludicrously perjurious testimony" that he could not recall accepting a package of cash.