A man who contaminated treats with sleeping medication and distributed them to youngsters at a youth camp in the area has confessed to sexual crimes against two children aged nine and ten years old.
The defendant was arrested after eight youngsters and an older person experienced illness at the location in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he was present at the judicial center on Friday.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was charged with, which was against a nine-year-old boy.
The defendant was remanded in custody prior to a further hearing on late November.
'Treat game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, outlined the criminal behavior to the court.
She explained his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer program which he managed.
Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the children, the legal counsel said, in which he would enter the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She stated to the judge the man had conducted this practice with the boys "over an extended period", and minors had earlier experienced illness the following morning.
She explained Ruben had been able to explain this for many years as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his family member had suspicions in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about the activities, justifiably.
"They chose" to examine in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC stated materials including baby oil, petroleum jelly and medical needles were located, and his family member notified the police about his suspicions.
She said Ruben proceeded to engage in the "treat game" with six children that evening - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that point," she continued.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the events.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the stepson called the police a second time.
She stated the man then conducted the "treat game" in a space of five children.
