A man who spiked candy with sleeping medication and provided them to minors at a youth camp in the area has admitted sexual offenses against two children aged nine and 10.
Jon Ruben was detained after eight youngsters and one adult fell ill at the facility in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a total of 17 charges when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
However, he disputed one particular crime he was accused of, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
The defendant was held in detention before a further hearing on November 28th.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed the criminal behavior to the judicial body.
She said his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were attending a youth camp which he managed.
The defendant played a "candy game" with the youngsters, the legal counsel stated, in which he would go into the sleeping quarters when they were settling down and ask them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She stated to the judge Ruben had played this game with the young males "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously become sick the following morning.
She said the defendant had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "In the summer" his stepchild had suspicions about what was going on, justifiably.
"They chose" to examine in the man's possessions."
Mrs Prior KC explained objects including lubricant, ointment and injection devices were found, and his family member notified the authorities about his suspicions.
She explained Ruben proceeded to conduct the "candy game" with six children that evening - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the next 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 examining the police response of the situation.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were struggling to walk due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the police once more.
She said the man then engaged in the "sweet game" in a area of five children.
