A person who contaminated sweets with sedative and distributed them to youngsters at a summer program in the area has confessed to sexual offences against two children who were nine and ten years old.
The defendant was arrested after eight children and a grown-up fell ill at the facility in July.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, admitted guilt to a series of 17 offences when he stood at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he denied a single sexual charge he was facing, which was concerning a young boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody prior to a further hearing on 28 November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed the defendant's actions to the court.
She said his targets were children from difficult backgrounds who were attending a summer camp which he managed.
The man conducted a "treat game" with the children, the legal counsel explained, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and request they to ingest treats "rapidly".
She stated to the judge Ruben had engaged in this activity with the boys "over an extended period", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the next day.
She said Ruben had been able to explain this over a long period as the youngsters being "overstimulated by activities", until his family member had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor added: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC stated objects including baby oil, ointment and syringes were discovered, and his stepson notified the police about his suspicions.
She explained the man went on to play the "sweet game" with six youngsters that time - July 26th - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that time," she added.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was examining law enforcement's management of the incident.
The legal representative said the youngsters were struggling to walk due to their sickness, so Ruben's stepson contacted the police a second time.
She said the defendant then conducted the "candy game" in a area of five children.
