An individual who spiked treats with sedative and gave them to minors at a summer camp in the area has pleaded guilty to sexual offences against two young males both between nine and ten.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge in July.
The senior citizen, from the Nottinghamshire area, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the courthouse on Friday.
Nevertheless, he disputed a single sexual charge he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old child.
The defendant was remanded in custody before a further hearing on late November.
'Sweet game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, described Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She said his those affected were disadvantaged youngsters who were participating in a youth camp which he ran.
The man conducted a "candy game" with the youngsters, Mrs Prior said, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She told the court the man had played this game with the children "over an extended period", and minors had previously fallen ill the next day.
She explained the man had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "This year his family member had worries about the activities, for good reason.
"They decided to have a look in the man's possessions."
The legal counsel said objects including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his stepchild alerted the police about his suspicions.
She explained Ruben continued to play the "treat game" with six boys that evening - that Saturday - and they were everyone unwell the subsequent day.
"The police had not arrived by that stage," she stated further.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was investigating the police response of the incident.
Mrs Prior said the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the stepson notified the police again.
She stated the man then conducted the "treat game" in a room of five youngsters.
