A person who contaminated sweets with sleeping medication and gave them to minors at a youth camp in the region has confessed to sexual crimes against two boys who were nine and 10.
The accused was arrested after eight minors and one adult experienced illness at the location in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he stood at the courthouse on recently.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was concerning a young boy.
The defendant was kept in jail before a further hearing on late November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, described Ruben's offending to the court.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer camp which he ran.
The man conducted a "sweet game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would enter the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings Ruben had conducted this practice with the boys "repeatedly", and children had previously become sick the next day.
She explained Ruben had been able to explain this for many years as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "In the summer" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, for good reason.
"They resolved" to investigate in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor stated items including baby oil, Vaseline and syringes were located, and his stepchild contacted the police about his worries.
She said the man continued to engage in the "treat game" with six children that night - that Saturday - and they were all ill the subsequent day.
"Law enforcement" had not responded by that time," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, had stated that it was investigating the police response of the events.
The legal representative stated the minors were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so the family member called the law enforcement once more.
She stated Ruben then engaged in the "candy game" in a area of five minors.
