A person who spiked sweets with tranquilliser and provided them to minors at a summer camp in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two children aged between nine and ten.
The accused was arrested after eight minors and an older person experienced illness at the facility in July.
The 76-year-old, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the courthouse on recently.
Nevertheless, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
The defendant was held in detention prior to a further hearing on late November.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, handling the case, detailed the criminal behavior to the court.
She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a summer program which he operated.
The man engaged in a "candy game" with the minors, Mrs Prior said, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and request they to ingest treats "rapidly".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously become sick the following morning.
She stated the man had been able to explain this repeatedly as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepchild had worries in recently.
The legal representative continued: "In the summer" his stepchild had concerns about the situation, for good reason.
"They chose" to examine in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor stated objects including lubricant, petroleum jelly and medical needles were discovered, and his stepson contacted the authorities about his concerns.
She explained Ruben continued to conduct the "candy game" with six youngsters that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not arrived by that stage," she stated further.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was examining law enforcement's management of the incident.
Mrs Prior stated the children were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the stepson called the law enforcement once more.
She explained the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a area of five children.
