A person who spiked sweets with tranquilliser and provided them to children at a summer camp in the area has admitted sexual crimes against two children who were nine and ten years old.
The defendant was detained after eight youngsters and a grown-up became sick at the facility in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from that region, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
Nevertheless, he disputed one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was involving a young boy.
The defendant was held in detention before a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, detailed Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She stated his victims were children from difficult backgrounds who were attending a summer camp which he ran.
The defendant engaged in a "candy game" with the children, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the sleeping quarters when they were getting ready for bed and tell them to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She said the man had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the children being "overexcited from fun", until his stepchild had worries in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about what was going on, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to investigate in the man's possessions."
Mrs Prior KC stated objects including baby oil, petroleum jelly and syringes were discovered, and his stepson alerted the authorities about his suspicions.
She explained the man went on to engage in the "sweet game" with six boys that night - that Saturday - and they were everyone unwell the following morning.
"Law enforcement" had not gone out by that stage," she continued.
The oversight body, the investigative body, earlier informed that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the incident.
Mrs Prior said the youngsters were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so Ruben's stepson called the authorities a second time.
She said the man then played the "sweet game" in a area of five children.
