A man who spiked sweets with sleeping medication and provided them to children at a youth camp in Leicestershire has admitted sexual offences against two young males who were between nine and ten.
The accused was arrested after eight youngsters and an older person fell ill at the facility in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from that region, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a further hearing on November 28th.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, detailed Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She said his victims were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a summer camp which he ran.
Ruben engaged in a "sweet game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor said, in which he would enter the sleeping quarters when they were preparing to sleep and ask them to consume candy "rapidly".
She informed the proceedings the man had engaged in this activity with the children "repeatedly", and children had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She said the defendant had been capable of justifying this over a long period as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his family member had concerns in summer 2025.
The legal representative continued: "This year his stepson had worries about what was going on, for good reason.
"They resolved" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
The legal counsel explained materials including infant oil, ointment and syringes were located, and his family member alerted the authorities about his concerns.
She stated the defendant went on to engage in the "treat game" with six youngsters that time - July 26th - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"Law enforcement" had not arrived by that stage," she stated further.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, had stated that it was reviewing the police response of the events.
Mrs Prior explained the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the family member called the law enforcement once more.
She stated the man then conducted the "sweet game" in a room of five children.
