An individual who spiked candy with sedative and distributed them to minors at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual offences against two children who were between nine and ten.
The accused was detained after eight children and an older person fell ill at the location in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.
However, he refused to admit one particular crime he was charged with, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was kept in jail before a subsequent court date on 28 November.
'Treat game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, outlined Ruben's offending to the court.
She stated his those affected were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer camp which he ran.
The defendant played a "candy game" with the children, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and ask them to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the man had conducted this practice with the boys "for many years", and minors had previously become sick the next day.
She said the defendant had been able to explain this for many years as the minors being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The legal representative continued: "This year his stepson had concerns about the situation, justifiably.
"They resolved" to have a look in the individual's items."
The prosecutor said objects including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were located, and his stepchild notified the authorities about his concerns.
She explained Ruben proceeded to play the "treat game" with six boys that time - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the subsequent day.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she continued.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was reviewing Leicestershire Police's handling of the incident.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the police once more.
She explained Ruben then conducted the "sweet game" in a space of five children.
