A person who spiked treats with sleeping medication and provided them to children at a youth camp in Leicestershire has confessed to sexual crimes against two young males aged nine and 10.
The defendant was taken into custody after eight youngsters and one adult became sick at the location in July.
The senior citizen, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
However, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was facing, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was held in detention before a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, outlined the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She said his victims were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a summer program which he managed.
Ruben played a "candy game" with the minors, the legal counsel said, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and request they to ingest treats "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "over an extended period", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She stated the man had been able to explain this repeatedly as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had worries in recently.
The legal representative continued: "Recently" his stepchild had worries about what was going on, for good reason.
"They resolved" to examine in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC said objects including baby oil, ointment and syringes were located, and his stepchild alerted the police about his concerns.
She said the defendant went on to play the "treat game" with six children that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the next day.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she continued.
The police watchdog, the investigative body, previously told that it was investigating the police response of the situation.
The legal representative explained the youngsters were having difficulty walking due to their condition, so the stepson called the police once more.
She stated the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a room of five children.
