A man who contaminated candy with sleeping medication and gave them to youngsters at a summer camp in Leicestershire has confessed to sexual offences against two boys aged between nine and ten.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up became sick at the location in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from that region, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit one particular crime he was charged with, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was held in detention before a further hearing on November 28th.
'Candy game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, described the criminal behavior to the judicial body.
She stated his targets were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer program which he operated.
The man conducted a "treat game" with the children, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and ask them to ingest treats "as quickly as they can".
She stated to the judge the man had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the following morning.
She stated Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the children being "overexcited from fun", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor added: "Recently" his stepson had worries about what was going on, with valid cause.
"They chose" to have a look in the individual's items."
The prosecutor said items including infant oil, petroleum jelly and syringes were discovered, and his stepchild contacted the law enforcement about his suspicions.
She stated the defendant proceeded to engage in the "candy game" with six boys that night - Saturday 26 July - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not gone out by that time," she continued.
The regulatory agency, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the situation.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the stepson called the authorities again.
She stated Ruben then played the "sweet game" in a space of five children.
