A man who laced sweets with sedative and provided them to children at a youth camp in Leicestershire has admitted sexual crimes against two young males who were nine and ten years old.
The accused was detained after eight children and a grown-up experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a total of 17 charges when he stood at the courthouse on the end of the week.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit one particular crime he was charged with, which was involving a young boy.
The defendant was held in detention ahead of a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, described the defendant's actions to the judicial body.
She said his those affected were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a youth camp which he managed.
The man engaged in a "sweet game" with the children, the legal counsel said, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She told the court Ruben had played this game with the young males "for many years", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the subsequent day.
She said Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The legal representative continued: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about the activities, justifiably.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC stated materials including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his family member alerted the authorities about his worries.
She said the man went on to play the "treat game" with six children that night - that Saturday - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not gone out by that point," she stated further.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, previously told that it was investigating the police response of the situation.
The prosecutor stated the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so Ruben's stepson contacted the authorities once more.
She explained Ruben then played the "sweet game" in a room of five youngsters.
