A person who laced candy with sedative and provided them to children at a summer camp in the area has confessed to sexual offences against two children both nine and ten years old.
Jon Ruben was detained after eight children and an older person became sick at Stathern Lodge in July.
The 76-year-old, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on recently.
However, he refused to admit one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody before a subsequent court date on November 28th.
'Treat game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, outlined the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She explained his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were attending a summer camp which he ran.
Ruben played a "sweet game" with the minors, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and tell them to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She informed the proceedings the man had played this game with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She stated the defendant had been able to explain this repeatedly as the minors being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had concerns in recently.
Mrs Prior KC stated further: "This year his family member had worries about what was going on, with valid cause.
"They chose" to examine in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC said items including lubricant, ointment and syringes were found, and his stepchild contacted the authorities about his concerns.
She explained the man proceeded to engage in the "candy game" with six children that night - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the following morning.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that point," she stated further.
The oversight body, the investigative body, previously told that it was reviewing law enforcement's management of the events.
Mrs Prior stated the minors were struggling to walk due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the law enforcement once more.
She explained the defendant then engaged in the "sweet game" in a room of five minors.
