An individual who contaminated candy with tranquilliser and distributed them to youngsters at a youth camp in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two children both nine and ten years old.
The accused was arrested after eight youngsters and one adult fell ill at the facility in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at the judicial center on recently.
However, he denied one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was against a young boy.
The accused was kept in jail ahead of a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, presenting evidence, detailed the defendant's actions to the judicial body.
She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant engaged in a "treat game" with the minors, the legal counsel explained, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the man had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the next day.
She explained Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The prosecutor continued: "In the summer" his stepson had worries about what was going on, for good reason.
"They decided to investigate in the man's possessions."
The prosecutor said items including lubricant, Vaseline and injection devices were located, and his stepson contacted the police about his worries.
She stated Ruben proceeded to conduct the "sweet game" with six youngsters that evening - that Saturday - and they were all sick the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not gone out by that time," she added.
The oversight body, the investigative body, had stated that it was reviewing the police response of the situation.
The prosecutor explained the minors were struggling to walk due to their condition, so the stepson called the authorities once more.
She stated the man then conducted the "treat game" in a area of five children.
