A man who spiked treats with sedative and gave them to youngsters at a youth camp in the area has admitted sexual offences against two boys both nine and ten years old.
The accused was taken into custody after eight youngsters and an older person fell ill at the location in mid-summer.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the courthouse on Friday.
Nevertheless, he denied one particular crime he was facing, which was against a nine-year-old boy.
The accused was held in detention ahead of a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, outlined Ruben's offending to the court.
She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were attending a youth camp which he managed.
The man played a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor stated, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the man had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the next day.
She explained the defendant had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had worries in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, for good reason.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC said objects including infant oil, ointment and medical needles were discovered, and his stepson alerted the law enforcement about his worries.
She stated the man continued to conduct the "treat game" with six children that night - July 26th - and they were all ill the next day.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she added.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, had stated that it was investigating the police response of the incident.
Mrs Prior said the children were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the family member notified the authorities once more.
She stated Ruben then played the "treat game" in a room of five children.
