A man who contaminated candy with sedative and distributed them to minors at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual offenses against two children both between nine and ten.
Jon Ruben was arrested after eight minors and an older person fell ill at the facility in July.
The elderly man, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the judicial center on the end of the week.
However, he denied a single sexual charge he was facing, which was against a nine-year-old child.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a further hearing on 28 November.
'Treat game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She explained his targets were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer camp which he operated.
Ruben played a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior explained, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to eat sweets "as fast as possible".
She stated to the judge the man had engaged in this activity with the children "for many years", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She said the man had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative continued: "This year his stepchild had worries about the situation, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to investigate in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC explained items including infant oil, Vaseline and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson notified the law enforcement about his worries.
She stated the man proceeded to play the "sweet game" with six children that time - that Saturday - and they were everyone unwell the next day.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that point," she continued.
The oversight body, the investigative body, earlier informed that it was reviewing the police response of the incident.
The prosecutor stated the youngsters were struggling to walk due to their condition, so Ruben's stepson called the law enforcement once more.
She said Ruben then engaged in the "sweet game" in a area of five minors.
