A person who spiked candy with sedative and distributed them to youngsters at a youth camp in the area has confessed to sexual offenses against two young males aged nine and ten years old.
The accused was arrested after eight minors and an older person fell ill at the facility in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at the judicial center on recently.
Nevertheless, he denied one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
The accused was held in detention before a subsequent court date on late November.
'Sweet game'
The legal representative, handling the case, detailed the criminal behavior to the court.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer camp which he managed.
The man conducted a "candy game" with the minors, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were settling down and request they to ingest treats "as quickly as they can".
She informed the proceedings the defendant had conducted this practice with the young males "for many years", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She explained Ruben had been capable of justifying this over a long period as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had worries in summer 2025.
Mrs Prior KC continued: "In the summer" his stepchild had worries about what was going on, for good reason.
"They decided to have a look in the individual's items."
The prosecutor stated items including lubricant, ointment and injection devices were discovered, and his stepchild alerted the police about his worries.
She explained the defendant continued to conduct the "sweet game" with six children that night - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"The police had not gone out by that stage," she continued.
The oversight body, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the situation.
Mrs Prior said the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the family member notified the police once more.
She explained Ruben then played the "treat game" in a space of five minors.
