An individual who laced sweets with tranquilliser and distributed them to children at a youth camp in Leicestershire has admitted sexual offenses against two young males both nine and ten years old.
Jon Ruben was detained after eight children and a grown-up became sick at the location in July.
The 76-year-old, from that region, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
Yet, he disputed one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was concerning a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was held in detention ahead of a additional proceeding on late November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, described Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She said his victims were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a summer program which he ran.
The man played a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor stated, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and request they to eat sweets "as fast as possible".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "for many years", and youngsters had previously become sick the next day.
She said Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "In the summer" his stepson had suspicions about the activities, with valid cause.
"They chose" to investigate in the man's possessions."
Mrs Prior KC said objects including infant oil, Vaseline and syringes were discovered, and his family member notified the police about his worries.
She stated the man proceeded to conduct the "treat game" with six youngsters that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she stated further.
The police watchdog, the police conduct office, had stated that it was examining Leicestershire Police's handling of the events.
The prosecutor stated the children were struggling to walk due to their condition, so the stepson called the law enforcement once more.
She said the man then played the "sweet game" in a space of five children.
