An individual who contaminated sweets with tranquilliser and gave them to children at a youth camp in the region has confessed to sexual offenses against two young males who were nine and ten years old.
The accused was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up experienced illness at the location in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he appeared at the courthouse on the end of the week.
However, he disputed one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
The accused was kept in jail prior to a subsequent court date on late November.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, described the criminal behavior to the court.
She said his those affected were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a youth camp which he ran.
Ruben engaged in a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to ingest treats "as quickly as they can".
She stated to the judge Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the subsequent day.
She said the man had been able to explain this for many years as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative added: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, for good reason.
"They resolved" to have a look in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC stated items including baby oil, Vaseline and injection devices were found, and his family member contacted the police about his suspicions.
She said Ruben continued to engage in the "treat game" with six youngsters that evening - July 26th - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she stated further.
The oversight body, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was reviewing the police response of the events.
The legal representative said the children were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the family member contacted the police a second time.
She said the man then engaged in the "candy game" in a area of five youngsters.
