A person who spiked sweets with sleeping medication and provided them to youngsters at a summer program in Leicestershire has confessed to sexual offences against two boys both between nine and ten.
The accused was taken into custody after eight minors and one adult experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he was present at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he refused to admit one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was against a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a further hearing on 28 November.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, handling the case, detailed the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She explained his those affected were under-privileged children who were participating in a youth camp which he managed.
The man engaged in a "candy game" with the minors, the legal counsel explained, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were settling down and ask them to ingest treats "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings the man had conducted this practice with the young males "for many years", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She stated the man had been capable of justifying this over a long period as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had worries in recently.
The legal representative continued: "In the summer" his family member had concerns about what was going on, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to examine in the individual's items."
The prosecutor stated materials including lubricant, petroleum jelly and medical needles were found, and his stepchild contacted the authorities about his worries.
She said Ruben proceeded to engage in the "candy game" with six boys that night - that Saturday - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not arrived by that time," she added.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, had stated that it was investigating the police response of the incident.
The prosecutor explained the children were struggling to walk due to their condition, so Ruben's stepson notified the police again.
She said Ruben then engaged in the "treat game" in a area of five minors.
