A man who laced sweets with sleeping medication and gave them to children at a summer camp in Leicestershire has confessed to sexual offences against two boys who were between nine and ten.
The accused was detained after eight youngsters and an older person fell ill at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at the courthouse on recently.
Nevertheless, he denied one particular crime he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was remanded in custody prior to a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, described the criminal behavior to the judicial body.
She explained his victims were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant played a "sweet game" with the children, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and tell them to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She stated to the judge the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the next day.
She stated the man had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overstimulated by activities", until his family member had worries in recently.
Mrs Prior KC stated further: "Recently" his stepson had suspicions about the activities, justifiably.
"They resolved" to examine in the individual's items."
The prosecutor said objects including baby oil, Vaseline and medical needles were located, and his stepson contacted the law enforcement about his worries.
She stated Ruben went on to conduct the "sweet game" with six boys that night - that Saturday - and they were everyone unwell the subsequent day.
"The police had not arrived by that time," she added.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the events.
Mrs Prior stated the children were having difficulty walking due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson notified the law enforcement a second time.
She said the defendant then played the "candy game" in a room of five youngsters.
