🔗 Share this article Man pleads guilty to sexual crimes targeting boys at summer program The accused confessed to 17 criminal counts at Leicester Crown Court on the end of the week A person who laced sweets with sedative and gave them to youngsters at a summer program in the region has admitted sexual offenses against two young males who were nine and ten years old. The defendant was taken into custody after eight youngsters and an older person became sick at the location in mid-summer. The elderly man, from that region, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at Leicester Crown Court on the end of the week. However, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old child. The accused was remanded in custody before a additional proceeding on November 28th. 'Candy game' The prosecutor, prosecuting, detailed the criminal behavior to the judicial body. She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were staying at a summer camp which he operated. The defendant engaged in a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were settling down and request they to consume candy "rapidly". She informed the proceedings the man had played this game with the young males "repeatedly", and minors had previously become sick the subsequent day. She said Ruben had been able to explain this for many years as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had concerns in recently. The prosecutor added: "In the summer" his family member had concerns about what was going on, with valid cause. "They decided to have a look in the individual's items." Mrs Prior KC said objects including baby oil, ointment and syringes were discovered, and his stepchild alerted the police about his concerns. She stated Ruben proceeded to play the "candy game" with six boys that time - that Saturday - and they were all sick the next day. "The police had not responded by that time," she stated further. The police watchdog, the police conduct office, had stated that it was investigating Leicestershire Police's handling of the situation. The prosecutor explained the minors were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so Ruben's stepson called the authorities once more. She said Ruben then played the "candy game" in a room of five youngsters.