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Adult was also taken to hospital after summer camp ‘poisoning’, police say

One adult was taken to hospital as well as eight children in an incident at a summer camp which led to a 76-year-old man being arrested, Leicestershire Police said. In the latest clarification of what happened at the camp in the village of Stathern, ...

01 Aug 2025 at 13:38

Man, 76, charged with child cruelty offences over summer camp

A 76-year-old man has been charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Leicestershire Police said it received a report on Sunday that children at a summer camp at Stathern Lodge in Canal Lane,...

01 Aug 2025 at 20:15

Man, 76, remanded in custody over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp

A 76-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Jon Ruben, of Wayte Court in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court ...

02 Aug 2025 at 11:20

Man, 76, to appear in court over summer camp ‘poisoning’

A 76-year-old man will appear in court charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Leicestershire Police said it received a report on Sunday that children at a summer camp at Stathern ...

02 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Trial date set for man accused over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp

A trial date has been set for a 76-year-old man charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp where sweets were allegedly laced with sedatives. Jon Ruben appeared at Leicester Crown Court on Friday with ...

29 Aug 2025 at 12:18

Pensioner to enter pleas over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp

A 76-year-old man will appear in court for a plea hearing after children became unwell at a summer camp where sweets were allegedly laced with sedatives. Jon Ruben, of Wayte Court in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, is charged with child ...

29 Aug 2025 at 00:02

Summer camp leader admits drugging wife while he sexually assaulted children

A former vet who drugged children with sweets at a summer camp before sexually assaulting them has admitted drugging his wife so she would not wake while the abuse took place. Jon Ruben had previously admitted sexually assaulting ...

04 Feb 2026 at 15:13

Former vet who drugged wife while he sexually assaulted children to be sentenced

A former vet who drugged children with sweets at a summer camp before sexually assaulting them, and drugged his wife so she would not wake while the abuse took place, will be sentenced on Friday. Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76,...

06 Feb 2026 at 00:03

Camp leader used ‘cloak of Christianity’ to sexually abuse boys, court told

A former vet used the “cloak of Christianity” to sexually abuse vulnerable young boys after lacing sweets with drugs at summer camps, a court heard. Camp leader Jon Ruben had honed his skill of poisoning “over many years” and ...

06 Feb 2026 at 11:40

Camp leader who abused boys is ‘monstrous paedophile’, wife tells court

A summer camp leader who sexually abused young boys after lacing sweets with tranquilising drugs is a “sadistic, monstrous paedophile”, his wife has told a court. Former vet Jon Ruben is due to be sentenced after using the ...

06 Feb 2026 at 14:19

Summer camp leader jailed for drugging and sexually abusing young boys

A former vet has been jailed for 23 years and 10 months after drugging and sexually abusing young boys at summer camps. Jon Ruben, who was labelled by his wife as a “sadistic, monstrous paedophile”, used the “cloak of ...

06 Feb 2026 at 19:13

Police officers investigated over response to summer camp abuse

Police officers and members of staff from two forces are being investigated for gross misconduct over their response to concerns about a summer camp where children were given drug-laced sweets and sexually assaulted. ...

09 Feb 2026 at 12:59

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