How did Ruben carry out his crimes against the children?

Ruben laced sweets with tranquilizing drugs and attacked the children under the pretense of a "sweet game" at the summer camp.

What was Ruben's background before these crimes?

Before retiring, Ruben spent over 40 years as a veterinarian after qualifying from the Royal (Dick) Vet School in Edinburgh in 1972. He later completed a PhD in virology and also worked as a locum vet and a children and youth worker at his church.

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Retired Vet Admits to Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Children at Summer Camp

Q: What crimes did Jon Ruben, the retired vet, admit to?

Jon Ruben, a 76-year-old retired vet, admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at a Christian summer camp, as well as committing child cruelty towards six other victims.

14 Nov

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Retired vet Jon Ruben, 76, drugged and sexually assaulted two boys at a Christian summer camp
Ruben also admitted to child cruelty towards six other victims
Ruben laced sweets with tranquilizing drugs and attacked children under the guise of a "sweet game"

Retired Vet Admits to Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Children at Summer Camp

In a shocking revelation, a retired veterinarian has admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at a Christian summer camp, in addition to committing child cruelty against six other victims. The 76-year-old man, Jon Ruben, has confessed to these heinous crimes that occurred at a summer camp held in Leicestershire, UK, last year.

Ruben, who is from Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, laced sweets with tranquilizing drugs and then attacked the children under the guise of a "sweet game." For many years, he had been running the holiday camp, where children had often felt ill the next day, but he had always explained it away as them being "overwrought."