A person who spiked candy with sedative and provided them to children at a summer program in the region has admitted sexual crimes against two young males aged nine and 10.
The defendant was arrested after eight youngsters and an older person experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the judicial center on recently.
However, he denied one of the sexual offences he was charged with, which was against a nine-year-old child.
The accused was kept in jail prior to a further hearing on 28 November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, described the criminal behavior to the judicial body.
She explained his victims were under-privileged children who were attending a summer camp which he operated.
The defendant conducted a "sweet game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were settling down and request they to eat sweets "rapidly".
She informed the proceedings Ruben had engaged in this activity with the boys "for many years", and children had previously become sick the following morning.
She said the man had been successful in rationalizing this over a long period as the children being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about what was going on, justifiably.
"They decided to examine in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor explained items including baby oil, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his stepson alerted the law enforcement about his concerns.
She said the defendant continued to conduct the "candy game" with six children that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not responded by that stage," she continued.
The regulatory agency, the investigative body, earlier informed that it was examining the police response of the incident.
The legal representative said the minors were having difficulty walking due to their condition, so the family member called the authorities again.
She explained the man then engaged in the "sweet game" in a space of five youngsters.
