A person who contaminated treats with sedative and provided them to minors at a youth camp in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two boys aged nine and ten years old.
The accused was arrested after eight youngsters and an older person experienced illness at the location in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a series of 17 offences when he was present at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he denied a single sexual charge he was facing, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was kept in jail prior to a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Treat game'
Mary Prior KC, prosecuting, detailed Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She stated his targets were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a summer camp which he ran.
Ruben conducted a "candy game" with the children, the legal counsel explained, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to ingest treats "as quickly as they can".
She told the court Ruben had engaged in this activity with the boys "over an extended period", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She stated Ruben had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the children being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The prosecutor continued: "This year his family member had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They decided to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC explained objects including lubricant, Vaseline and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson alerted the authorities about his concerns.
She said Ruben continued to engage in the "candy game" with six children that night - July 26th - and they were all ill the subsequent day.
"Law enforcement" had not responded by that point," she added.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the incident.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the stepson notified the police again.
She explained Ruben then engaged in the "sweet game" in a space of five youngsters.
