A man has pleaded guilty to drugging his wife in July last year so she would not wake up while he drugged and sexually assaulted children at a summer camp in Leicestershire.
Jon Ruben had previously admitted sexually assaulting two boys at a summer camp at Stathern Lodge, in Stathern, Leicestershire, and child cruelty towards six other victims.
The 76-year-old sobbed in the dock at Leicester Crown Court during his plea hearing on Wednesday, admitted administering a poison or noxious substance, Temazapam, to Susan Ruben between July 26 and 29 last year so she would not wake up while he sexually assaulted the children.
Ruben, who ran a holiday camp for at least 27 years, said “I’m so sorry” after entering his guilty plea.
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Ruben, who sat in the dock wearing a blue shirt and beige trousers, laced sweets with tranquillising drugs and attacked two children after playing “a sweet game” with the youngsters.
In November, he 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.
He is due to be sentenced on Friday (February 6) for the offences.
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