A person who laced treats with tranquilliser and provided them to minors at a youth camp in the area has admitted sexual offences against two boys aged between nine and ten.
The accused was detained after eight youngsters and an older person became sick at the facility in July.
The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
Yet, he denied one particular crime he was accused of, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
The defendant was kept in jail prior to a additional proceeding on late November.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, handling the case, described Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She said his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were attending a summer camp which he managed.
Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor explained, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to ingest treats "rapidly".
She stated to the judge Ruben had engaged in this activity with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously become sick the next day.
She explained Ruben had been capable of justifying this over a long period as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had concerns in summer 2025.
The prosecutor stated further: "This year his stepchild had worries about the situation, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to examine in the individual's items."
The prosecutor said materials including baby oil, ointment and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson notified the authorities about his suspicions.
She explained the man proceeded to conduct the "treat game" with six children that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all ill the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the investigative body, had stated that it was examining the police response of the events.
The legal representative stated the minors were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the stepson notified the police again.
She explained the man then engaged in the "candy game" in a area of five youngsters.
