An individual who laced candy with sedative and distributed them to minors at a summer program in the area has admitted sexual offenses against two boys aged between nine and ten.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up became sick at Stathern Lodge in July.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he denied one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was remanded in custody prior to a further hearing on 28 November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed Ruben's offending to the court.
She said his targets were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a summer program which he managed.
The defendant engaged in a "treat game" with the minors, the legal counsel explained, in which he would go into the sleeping quarters when they were getting ready for bed and tell them to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "over an extended period", and minors had previously fallen ill the next day.
She explained the man had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative continued: "Recently" his family member had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They chose" to examine in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC explained materials including lubricant, ointment and syringes were discovered, and his stepchild alerted the police about his suspicions.
She said the defendant proceeded to conduct the "treat game" with six youngsters that night - that Saturday - and they were all ill the following morning.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that point," she stated further.
The oversight body, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was reviewing Leicestershire Police's handling of the events.
The prosecutor stated the minors were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the stepson contacted the law enforcement again.
She said the defendant then engaged in the "treat game" in a room of five children.
