{"id":315961,"date":"2026-02-06T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/paedophile-who-injected-drugs-into-childrens-sweets-jailed-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:32","slug":"paedophile-who-injected-drugs-into-childrens-sweets-jailed-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/paedophile-who-injected-drugs-into-childrens-sweets-jailed-watch-fridays-itv-evening-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Paedophile who injected drugs into children&#8217;s sweets jailed: Watch Friday&#8217;s ITV Evening News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1Y3mZFPkfDU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Paedophile who injected drugs into children's sweets jailed: Watch Friday's ITV Evening News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Y3mZFPkfDU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A summer camp leader who crushed up drugs and injected them into sweets for children has been jailed for 23 years and ten months. <\/p>\n<p>Former vet and church-goer Jon Ruben pleaded guilty to 17 offences relating to incidents at the camp at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire which he ran for 27 years. <\/p>\n<p>A number of children fell ill at the camp near Melton Mowbray last year. Emergency services attended the scene the day after receiving the report. Eight children aged between eight and 11, were taken to hospital as a precaution, said police. The court heard that Ruben played a &#8216;sweet game&#8217; with children. <\/p>\n<p>The defendant\u2019s stepson raised concerns with his partner during the camp after finding baby oil, syringes with white powder in and sweets laced with drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Also on tonight&#8217;s Evening News:<br \/>\n\u2022 Police search two addresses linked to Peter Mandelson, over allegations of misconduct in public office &#8211; following the Epstein files release.<br \/>\n\u2022 Fears of potential contamination spark another baby formula recall with parents are urged to check batches they have at home.<br \/>\n\u2022 Serial killer Steve Wright known as the &#8216;Suffolk Strangler&#8217; has been told by a judge that he will die in jail &#8211; as he was given a 40 year sentence for the abduction and murder of teenager Victoria Hall.<br \/>\n\u2022 &#8216;Gruffalo Granny&#8217;: the title of long-awaited third book announced 27 years after the original.<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer camp leader who crushed up drugs and injected them into sweets for children has been jailed for 23 years and ten months. Former vet and church-goer Jon Ruben pleaded guilty to 17 offences relating to incidents at the camp at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire which he ran for 27 years. 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