A man who spiked sweets with tranquilliser and distributed them to youngsters at a summer program in the region has confessed to sexual crimes against two young males aged nine and 10.
The accused was taken into custody after eight children and a grown-up became sick at the facility in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he denied one particular crime he was facing, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a additional proceeding on late November.
'Candy game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, described the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She said his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were participating in a summer camp which he ran.
The defendant engaged in a "sweet game" with the minors, the prosecutor said, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to eat sweets "rapidly".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the boys "repeatedly", and minors had previously fallen ill the subsequent day.
She stated the man had been successful in rationalizing this over a long period as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had worries in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "This year his stepson had suspicions about the situation, with valid cause.
"They chose" to investigate in the man's possessions."
The legal counsel said items including lubricant, ointment and medical needles were located, and his stepchild alerted the authorities about his suspicions.
She said the man proceeded to conduct the "treat game" with six boys that night - July 26th - and they were all ill the following morning.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that stage," she added.
The oversight body, the investigative body, previously told that it was examining the police response of the situation.
The prosecutor said the youngsters were struggling to walk due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the police a second time.
She said the man then engaged in the "candy game" in a space of five minors.
