A person who contaminated sweets with sedative and gave them to minors at a youth camp in Leicestershire has pleaded guilty to sexual offences against two children who were nine and ten years old.
The defendant was arrested after eight youngsters and an older person became sick at the location in mid-summer.
The elderly man, from that region, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he appeared at the courthouse on recently.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit one particular crime he was facing, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was kept in jail prior to a further hearing on November 28th.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, prosecuting, described Ruben's offending to the court.
She said his victims were disadvantaged youngsters who were attending a summer program which he managed.
Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor explained, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to eat sweets "as fast as possible".
She told the court Ruben had engaged in this activity with the children "repeatedly", and children had previously become sick the next day.
She stated the defendant had been capable of justifying this for many years as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had worries in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about the situation, for good reason.
"They decided to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor stated objects including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were located, and his family member notified the authorities about his suspicions.
She explained Ruben went on to conduct the "sweet game" with six youngsters that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not responded by that stage," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was reviewing Leicestershire Police's handling of the events.
Mrs Prior said the minors were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the family member contacted the law enforcement once more.
She explained the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a room of five children.
