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Summer camp leader Jon Ruben drugged his wife so he could sexually assault children

Jon Ruben admitted drugging and sexually assaulting two boys
Jon Ruben admitted drugging and sexually assaulting two boys (Facebook)
  • Former vet Jon Ruben admitted drugging his wife with Temazepam to prevent her from waking while he sexually assaulted children.
  • Ruben, 76, previously pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two boys and child cruelty towards six other victims at a summer camp in Stathern, Leicestershire.
  • He confessed to administering the noxious substance to Susan Ruben between 26 and 29 July last year.
  • The defendant, who ran a holiday camp for 27 years, used tranquilliser-laced sweets to facilitate the abuse of children.
  • Ruben is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for these offences, which also include making indecent images of children and drugs charges.
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