An individual who laced treats with sedative and distributed them to children at a summer camp in the area has admitted sexual offences against two boys aged between nine and ten.
The defendant was detained after eight youngsters and an older person became sick at the facility in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he was present at the judicial center on the end of the week.
However, he disputed one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was involving a young boy.
The defendant was kept in jail ahead of a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, described the defendant's actions to the judicial body.
She said his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were attending a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant conducted a "sweet game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were settling down and request they to ingest treats "as fast as possible".
She stated to the judge the defendant had played this game with the young males "for many years", and minors had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She stated the man had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the minors being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "In the summer" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, justifiably.
"They resolved" to examine in the individual's items."
The legal counsel said objects including baby oil, petroleum jelly and syringes were found, and his stepchild contacted the police about his suspicions.
She explained Ruben proceeded to engage in the "sweet game" with six youngsters that time - July 26th - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she continued.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, had stated that it was reviewing Leicestershire Police's handling of the situation.
The legal representative said the minors were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so Ruben's stepson called the authorities again.
She said the defendant then conducted the "treat game" in a room of five minors.
