A person who contaminated sweets with sedative and gave them to children at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual offences against two children aged nine and 10.
The defendant was arrested after eight youngsters and one adult became sick at the facility in July.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at the courthouse on recently.
Nevertheless, he denied one of the sexual offences he was charged with, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was remanded in custody prior to a subsequent court date on late November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, presenting evidence, detailed the criminal behavior to the court.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer program which he managed.
Ruben played a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings the man had engaged in this activity with the children "for many years", and minors had earlier experienced illness the subsequent day.
She explained the man had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepchild had worries in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "This year his stepson had concerns about the situation, with valid cause.
"They chose" to have a look in the individual's items."
The prosecutor explained objects including lubricant, Vaseline and syringes were located, and his stepson alerted the authorities about his concerns.
She explained Ruben went on to engage in the "sweet game" with six youngsters that evening - that Saturday - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that point," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, previously told that it was examining the police response of the events.
The prosecutor stated the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson notified the law enforcement again.
She stated the defendant then played the "treat game" in a space of five children.
