An individual who laced sweets with sleeping medication and provided them to minors at a summer camp in the region has pleaded guilty to sexual offences against two children aged between nine and ten.
The accused was detained after eight youngsters and a grown-up experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from that region, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.
Yet, he disputed a single sexual charge he was accused of, which was concerning a young boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody before a subsequent court date on late November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, presenting evidence, described the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She explained his victims were under-privileged children who were attending a summer camp which he operated.
Ruben engaged in a "sweet game" with the minors, Mrs Prior explained, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and ask them to eat sweets "rapidly".
She told the court Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and children had earlier experienced illness the following morning.
She said the man had been able to explain this over a long period as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor added: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, for good reason.
"They decided to have a look in the individual's items."
The legal counsel explained items including baby oil, Vaseline and injection devices were discovered, and his family member alerted the law enforcement about his suspicions.
She stated the man continued to play the "treat game" with six children that evening - July 26th - and they were all ill the following morning.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that stage," she added.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was reviewing the police response of the events.
Mrs Prior said the children were having difficulty walking due to their condition, so Ruben's stepson called the authorities a second time.
She explained Ruben then conducted the "sweet game" in a room of five minors.
