A 76 -year -old man is facing allegations of child cruelty in court after children fell ill at a summer camp in Lecesterreshire.
John Ruben was arrested as part of the Lecesterreshair police investigation and was rushed to the hospital on Monday after an adult at the camp in Stathorn, Stathry. All have been discharged since then.
The Wet Court has been charged with three cases of ill -treatment of a child related to Landmere Lane in Mr. Ruben, Rudington, Nottinghamshire.
The defendant wearing a gray tracksuit did not indicate the allegations during a small hearing in the Lecester Magistrate Court on Saturday.
He was sent to custody and will appear in the Lecester Crown Court on 29 August.
The Lecesterreshare police said it first received a report that the children had become unwell on Sunday at a summer camp on the site.
Eight children – who were all boys between the ages of eight to 11 – and an adult was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Police Watchdog, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was investigating the incident to deal with the force.
