A Christian camp leader who sexually abused young boys after lacing sweets with tranquillisers has been jailed for 23 years and 10 months.
Jon Ruben, 76, a retired vet and church youth volunteer, used the “cloak of Christianity” to carry out sexual assaults on vulnerable children, Leicester crown court heard.
As he was sentencing Ruben, Judge Spencer told him he would serve a further period on licence, bringing his total sentence to 31 years and eight months.
Ruben, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, previously pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child under 13, assault of a child under 13 by penetration, eight counts of child cruelty, three counts of making indecent images of children and four drugs charges.
Leicester police said they were continuing to investigate Ruben’s involvement with children across more than 20 years.
The judge told him:
Ultimately, this case is about you achieving sexual gratification by carrying out your sexual fantasies focused upon young boys through careful, cynical, chilling preparation and by manipulation.
Before abusing the boys Ruben laced sweets with tranquilising drugs in “a sweet game” at a summer camp, Stathern Lodge, that he ran in Stathern, Leicestershire.
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It’s scary to think how prevalent this is in various organisations and walks of life. Very disturbing
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