An individual who spiked sweets with sedative and gave them to minors at a youth camp in Leicestershire has admitted sexual crimes against two young males aged nine and ten years old.
The accused was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up experienced illness at the facility in the summer month.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a series of 17 offences when he stood at the judicial center on Friday.
Yet, he denied a single sexual charge he was facing, which was against a nine-year-old child.
The accused was remanded in custody ahead of a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, outlined Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She explained his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a summer program which he ran.
Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would enter the sleeping quarters when they were preparing to sleep and ask them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She stated to the judge Ruben had engaged in this activity with the young males "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the next day.
She stated the man had been able to explain this over a long period as the children being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They decided to have a look in the man's possessions."
The prosecutor said objects including lubricant, ointment and syringes were discovered, and his stepchild alerted the police about his worries.
She said the defendant proceeded to play the "sweet game" with six boys that time - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that time," she added.
The regulatory agency, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was examining law enforcement's management of the events.
Mrs Prior explained the youngsters were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so the family member contacted the law enforcement a second time.
She stated the man then conducted the "treat game" in a room of five youngsters.
