A person who spiked sweets with sedative and provided them to minors at a summer program in the region has admitted sexual crimes against two boys both nine and 10.
Jon Ruben was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up fell ill at the location in mid-summer.
The elderly man, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at the courthouse on Friday.
Nevertheless, he denied one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody prior to a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The legal representative, handling the case, detailed Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She stated his victims were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a youth camp which he ran.
The defendant played a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor stated, in which he would enter the boys' rooms when they were settling down and ask them to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings the man had conducted this practice with the young males "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She stated Ruben had been successful in rationalizing this for many years as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
The prosecutor continued: "This year his stepchild had concerns about the activities, justifiably.
"They chose" to examine in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor stated items including lubricant, petroleum jelly and syringes were found, and his stepson contacted the authorities about his worries.
She stated Ruben proceeded to conduct the "sweet game" with six youngsters that evening - that Saturday - and they were all sick the next day.
"The police had not arrived by that stage," she added.
The oversight body, the investigative body, had stated that it was reviewing the police response of the events.
The prosecutor stated the children were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so the family member contacted the authorities again.
She said the man then played the "sweet game" in a area of five youngsters.
