{"id":315941,"date":"2026-02-06T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jon-ruben-jailed-23-years-for-abusing-boys-at-summer-camp\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:09","slug":"jon-ruben-jailed-23-years-for-abusing-boys-at-summer-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jon-ruben-jailed-23-years-for-abusing-boys-at-summer-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Ruben jailed 23 years for abusing boys at summer camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VkvuEAlqWDo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Ruben jailed 23 years for abusing boys at summer camp\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VkvuEAlqWDo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A 76 year old man has been jailed for 23 years and 10 months for sexually abusing boys at a Christian summer camp in Leicestershire,  after lacing sweets with sedative drugs purchased on the dark web. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Former vet Jon Ruben, who was described by his wife in court today as a &quot;sadistic, monstrous paedophile&quot;, admitted 18 charges including sexual assault and child cruelty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 76 year old man has been jailed for 23 years and 10 months for sexually abusing boys at a Christian summer camp in Leicestershire, after lacing sweets with sedative drugs purchased on the dark web. 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