A person who spiked sweets with sleeping medication and gave them to minors at a summer program in the region has pleaded guilty to sexual offences against two young males who were between nine and ten.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and a grown-up became sick at the location in July.
The senior citizen, from that region, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
However, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was charged with, which was concerning a nine-year-old child.
The defendant was kept in jail prior to a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Sweet game'
Mary Prior KC, handling the case, outlined the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She said his victims were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a summer program which he operated.
The man engaged in a "sweet game" with the children, the legal counsel stated, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were preparing to sleep and tell them to ingest treats "rapidly".
She stated to the judge the defendant had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and children had previously become sick the subsequent day.
She said the man had been able to explain this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepchild had worries in summer 2025.
Mrs Prior KC added: "In the summer" his stepchild had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They resolved" to have a look in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC said objects including lubricant, Vaseline and syringes were found, and his family member contacted the authorities about his suspicions.
She stated the defendant went on to conduct the "treat game" with six youngsters that evening - July 26th - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that point," she added.
The regulatory agency, the investigative body, had stated that it was reviewing Leicestershire Police's handling of the incident.
The legal representative stated the children were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the stepson contacted the authorities again.
She stated Ruben then engaged in the "candy game" in a area of five youngsters.
