How did Jon Ruben target the children at the Stathern Lodge camp?

Ruben would play a "sweet game" with the children, going into their bedrooms and asking them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can" - the sweets were laced with sedatives to incapacitate the children before he sexually abused them.

What happened to the children at the Stathern Lodge camp after Ruben's "sweet game"?

After Ruben's "sweet game", the children would often fall ill the following morning, but Ruben would always explain it away as them being "overwrought by enjoyment". This year, however, eight children between 8 and 11 years old, as well as one adult, were taken to the hospital after becoming ill.

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

Q: What did Jon Ruben do at the Stathern Lodge summer camp?

Jon Ruben, a 76-year-old retired vet, pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting children at the Stathern Lodge summer camp in Leicestershire.

14 Nov

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Summary

76-year-old man pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing children
Targeted 9 and 10-year-old boys at a summer camp in Leicestershire
Gave children sedative-laced sweets to knock them out before assaulting them

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

In a shocking revelation, a 76-year-old retired vet named Jon Ruben has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting children at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Ruben, who was the secretary of the charity running the three-day holiday camp, targeted two boys aged 9 and 10, giving them sedative-laced sweets to knock them out before sexually abusing them.

The incident came to light when Ruben's stepson raised concerns and found drugs, sex toys, and syringes containing white powder in Ruben's belongings. Police were notified, and Ruben was arrested in a pub car park after going for lunch with the children. Officers discovered the drugged sweets and other incriminating evidence.