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She also told the BBC he had encouraged her to smoke what he told her was "tree resin" from a homemade bong.

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"He promoted nakedness and encouraged the boys to walk around naked at the summer camp," a former student who attended a camp at Ruzawi in 1991 told the BBC.

"It was calculated, he focused on boys. He groomed young men. He encouraged them to take showers in the nude with him. There was a pattern of violence," he said.

The Rams had been encouraged going into that game because center Jonah Jackson, left guard Steve Avila and Joe Noteboom were returning from injuries that sidelined them for seven games.