An individual who spiked treats with sleeping medication and distributed them to youngsters at a summer camp in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two boys both between nine and ten.
Jon Ruben was detained after eight youngsters and a grown-up fell ill at the facility in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from that region, admitted guilt to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was charged with, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was kept in jail prior to a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, prosecuting, detailed Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She stated his those affected were under-privileged children who were staying at a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant played a "candy game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor explained, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and tell them to consume candy "rapidly".
She told the court Ruben had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the following morning.
She said Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepchild had suspicions in July 2025.
The legal representative added: "This year his stepson had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They resolved" to examine in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC explained objects including infant oil, Vaseline and injection devices were located, and his stepson notified the law enforcement about his concerns.
She said Ruben continued to engage in the "treat game" with six youngsters that evening - that Saturday - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that point," she continued.
The oversight body, the investigative body, previously told that it was investigating Leicestershire Police's handling of the incident.
The prosecutor said the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the police once more.
She stated the defendant then played the "candy game" in a room of five youngsters.
