An individual who spiked candy with sedative and distributed them to minors at a summer camp in the area has confessed to sexual offenses against two boys both nine and ten years old.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and one adult experienced illness at the facility in the summer month.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the courthouse on the end of the week.
Yet, he refused to admit one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was involving a young boy.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a subsequent court date on late November.
'Candy game'
Mary Prior KC, handling the case, described Ruben's offending to the court.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a youth camp which he operated.
The man played a "treat game" with the children, Mrs Prior stated, in which he would access the sleeping quarters when they were settling down and ask them to consume candy "rapidly".
She stated to the judge the man had played this game with the young males "for many years", and minors had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She said the man had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepchild had suspicions in summer 2025.
The prosecutor continued: "This year his stepchild had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They decided to have a look in the man's possessions."
The legal counsel stated objects including infant oil, ointment and syringes were found, and his stepchild alerted the law enforcement about his suspicions.
She said the man proceeded to conduct the "candy game" with six children that evening - July 26th - and they were all sick the following morning.
"Law enforcement" had not arrived by that time," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, had stated that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the events.
The prosecutor stated the minors were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the family member contacted the authorities a second time.
She explained the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a area of five youngsters.
