🔗 Share this article Person admits sexual crimes targeting children at summer camp The accused admitted 17 criminal counts at Leicester Crown Court on recently A person who contaminated candy with sleeping medication and gave them to children at a summer program in the area has pleaded guilty to sexual crimes against two children both nine and 10. The accused was taken into custody after eight youngsters and a grown-up became sick at the location in mid-summer. The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he appeared at the judicial center on the end of the week. Nevertheless, he denied one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was against a young boy. The accused was kept in jail ahead of a additional proceeding on late November. 'Candy game' The prosecutor, presenting evidence, detailed Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings. She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a youth camp which he ran. Ruben played a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and ask them to consume candy "rapidly". She informed the proceedings Ruben had played this game with the children "for many years", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the subsequent day. She explained the defendant had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his family member had concerns in summer 2025. The legal representative added: "In the summer" his stepchild had concerns about what was going on, for good reason. "They resolved" to examine in the man's possessions." Mrs Prior KC said items including lubricant, ointment and injection devices were discovered, and his stepchild notified the authorities about his suspicions. She explained Ruben went on to play the "candy game" with six boys that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were all ill the subsequent day. "Authorities" had not responded by that point," she continued. The oversight body, the investigative body, earlier informed that it was reviewing law enforcement's management of the events. Mrs Prior said the minors were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so the stepson notified the authorities a second time. She said the man then engaged in the "treat game" in a area of five youngsters.