An individual who laced candy with sleeping medication and gave them to youngsters at a summer program in Leicestershire has pleaded guilty to sexual offenses against two children who were nine and ten years old.
The defendant was taken into custody after eight youngsters and an older person became sick at the facility in July.
The senior citizen, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a total of 17 charges when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.
However, he denied a single sexual charge he was accused of, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
The accused was remanded in custody prior to a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, described Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She explained his those affected were under-privileged children who were participating in a youth camp which he operated.
The defendant engaged in a "sweet game" with the children, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to eat sweets "rapidly".
She informed the proceedings the man had engaged in this activity with the boys "for many years", and youngsters had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She stated Ruben had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the children being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had worries in recently.
The prosecutor added: "In the summer" his stepchild had concerns about the situation, for good reason.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC explained objects including lubricant, Vaseline and syringes were found, and his stepchild contacted the authorities about his suspicions.
She stated Ruben went on to engage in the "sweet game" with six youngsters that night - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the next day.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that stage," she added.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was examining the police response of the situation.
The prosecutor stated the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the stepson called the police a second time.
She explained Ruben then conducted the "sweet game" in a area of five youngsters.
