A person who contaminated treats with tranquilliser and provided them to children at a summer program in the area has confessed to sexual offences against two young males aged nine and 10.
The defendant was detained after eight youngsters and a grown-up experienced illness at the facility in the summer month.
The elderly man, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a series of 17 offences when he was present at the judicial center on the end of the week.
However, he denied a single sexual charge he was facing, which was concerning a young boy.
Ruben was kept in jail prior to a additional proceeding on late November.
'Sweet game'
Mary Prior KC, prosecuting, outlined Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She stated his targets were children from difficult backgrounds who were attending a summer camp which he ran.
The man played a "sweet game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would enter the boys' rooms when they were settling down and request they to consume candy "rapidly".
She stated to the judge the man had engaged in this activity with the boys "for many years", and minors had previously fallen ill the next day.
She said Ruben had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "Recently" his stepchild had worries about the situation, justifiably.
"They decided to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor said items including infant oil, ointment and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson notified the police about his worries.
She stated the defendant continued to engage in the "sweet game" with six children that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were everyone unwell the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that time," she added.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the situation.
The prosecutor explained the minors were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so the family member contacted the authorities once more.
She stated the man then conducted the "candy game" in a space of five youngsters.
