A man who spiked sweets with sleeping medication and gave them to minors at a summer program in the region has admitted sexual offences against two children who were nine and 10.
The defendant was arrested after eight children and a grown-up became sick at Stathern Lodge in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
However, he disputed a single sexual charge he was facing, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was held in detention ahead of a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Treat game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer program which he operated.
Ruben engaged in a "sweet game" with the children, Mrs Prior explained, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to ingest treats "rapidly".
She told the court the man had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously fallen ill the subsequent day.
She explained the man had been able to explain this repeatedly as the minors being "overstimulated by activities", until his family member had suspicions in recently.
Mrs Prior KC continued: "Recently" his stepson had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to investigate in the defendant's belongings."
The legal counsel said objects including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his stepchild alerted the police about his concerns.
She stated the defendant continued to conduct the "sweet game" with six boys that night - July 26th - and they were all ill the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that time," she stated further.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, previously told that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the incident.
Mrs Prior explained the youngsters were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so Ruben's stepson called the law enforcement a second time.
She explained Ruben then engaged in the "candy game" in a room of five youngsters.
