A man who contaminated candy with sedative and gave them to youngsters at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual crimes against two children both between nine and ten.
The accused was taken into custody after eight children and a grown-up experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the judicial center on the end of the week.
However, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was facing, which was against a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was held in detention before a subsequent court date on late November.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, prosecuting, described the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She said his those affected were disadvantaged youngsters who were attending a youth camp which he managed.
The man engaged in a "treat game" with the children, Mrs Prior explained, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to ingest treats "rapidly".
She stated to the judge the man had played this game with the boys "over an extended period", and children had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She explained the man had been capable of justifying this over a long period as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "This year his family member had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They resolved" to investigate in the man's possessions."
The legal counsel stated items including lubricant, petroleum jelly and medical needles were found, and his stepson contacted the authorities about his suspicions.
She said the man continued to play the "sweet game" with six boys that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she continued.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was reviewing the police response of the events.
The legal representative stated the youngsters were struggling to walk due to their condition, so the stepson contacted the authorities a second time.
She explained the defendant then played the "treat game" in a area of five youngsters.
