A person who contaminated sweets with sedative and provided them to minors at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual offenses against two boys who were nine and 10.
The accused was arrested after eight youngsters and one adult fell ill at the location in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at the judicial center on Friday.
Yet, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was accused of, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody before a additional proceeding on late November.
'Treat game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, outlined Ruben's offending to the court.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were participating in a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant engaged in a "sweet game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor stated, in which he would enter the sleeping quarters when they were getting ready for bed and tell them to eat sweets "rapidly".
She stated to the judge the defendant had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and children had earlier experienced illness the next day.
She explained Ruben had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overstimulated by activities", until his family member had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative continued: "In the summer" his stepchild had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They resolved" to examine in the man's possessions."
The prosecutor explained objects including lubricant, Vaseline and syringes were found, and his family member notified the police about his suspicions.
She explained the man went on to conduct the "treat game" with six boys that evening - that Saturday - and they were all sick the next day.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, previously told that it was investigating the police response of the situation.
Mrs Prior explained the minors were struggling to walk due to their sickness, so the stepson contacted the police again.
She stated the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a area of five children.
