Police officers investigated for gross misconduct over Jon Ruben summer camp abuse Jon Ruben, 76, was jailed after admitting to sexually assaulting young boys last summer The Independent UK · Feb 9
Police officers investigated over response to summer camp abuse Jon Ruben, 76, was jailed on Friday after admitting to sexually assaulting young boys at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Evening Standard · Feb 9
Camp leader who drugged and sexually abused boys jailed for more than 23 years Jon Ruben, 76, who laced sweets with drugs, used ‘cloak of Christianity’ to abuse children in Leicestershire The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
The dark web and drug-laced sweets – how ‘vile’ summer camp leader Jon Ruben betrayed a city to abuse its children Jon Ruben drugged and sexually abused children at his summer camp. But how did the former veterinary surgeon deceive a whole community? Alex Ross visited Nottingham to find out The Independent UK · Feb 6
Detectives ‘will never know full history of offending’ of camp leader who drugged and sexually abused children Jon Ruben was involved in church groups and schools in the Nottinghamshire area The Independent UK · Feb 6
Camp leader who abused boys is ‘monstrous paedophile’, wife tells court Jon Ruben drugged wife Susan so she did not wake up when he carried out his attacks. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Camp leader who abused boys after lacing sweets is ‘sadistic, monstrous paedophile’, wife says as he is jailed Jon Ruben leaned forward in the dock with his head in his hands as graphic details of how he abused the boys were read out to the court The Independent UK · Feb 6
Camp leader used ‘cloak of Christianity’ to sexually abuse boys, court told Jon Ruben is due to be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Former vet who drugged wife while he sexually assaulted children to be sentenced Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76, laced sweets with tranquillising drugs and attacked two children after playing ‘a sweet game’ with the youngsters. Evening Standard · Feb 6
Summer camp sex offender admits drugging wife while he assaulted children Jon Ruben, 76, admitted drugging his wife in July last year so she would not wake while he carried out his abuse The Independent UK · Feb 4
Summer camp leader admits drugging wife while he sexually assaulted children Jon Ruben had previously admitted sexually assaulting two boys at a summer camp. Evening Standard · Feb 4
Man pleads guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at UK summer camp Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested in July after eight children and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
Former vet laced sweets with drugs to sexually assault boys at summer camp Jon Ruben asked the children to play a ‘sweet game’ before drugging them The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
Summer camp leader admits ‘sweet game’ child cruelty and sex offences Jon Ruben, 76, admitted a total of 17 offences during a hearing at Leicester Crown Court. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Trial date set for man, 76, accused of giving children sweets laced with sedatives at summer camp Jon Ruben is accused of child cruelty offences
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025 Trial date set for man accused over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp The court heard that Jon Ruben’s trial is expected to last four weeks.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025 Man in court accused of lacing sweets with sedatives before summer camp children fell ill Jon Ruben, 76, remanded in custody in connection with the incident at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 Man remanded in custody after ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at children’s camp Jon Ruben has been charged with child cruelty offences
Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2025 Man, 76, remanded in custody over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp Eight children and one adult were taken to hospital as a precaution from Stathern Lodge.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025 Man, 76, charged after children fell ill at Leicestershire summer camp Jon Ruben charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child after illnesses at camp in Stathern