A summer camp leader who sexually assaulted boys after giving them tranquiliser-laced sweets is to appeal against his prison sentence. Jon Ruben was jailed for 23 years and 10 months in February 2026.
The 77-year-old is due to appear at the Court of Appeal on 23 October 2026. His legal team confirmed he will challenge his sentence, which also includes an extended licence of eight years.
Leicester Crown Court heard that Ruben, from Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, used his position to target vulnerable children at a camp in Stathern, Leicestershire. He was arrested in July 2025 after several children and one adult fell ill at the camp.
Ruben pleaded guilty in November 2025 to 17 offences, including the sexual assault of a child under 13, assault of a child under 13 by penetration, and eight counts of child cruelty. The court heard he had also admitted drugging his wife.