An individual who spiked candy with sedative and gave them to children at a youth camp in the region has admitted sexual crimes against two young males who were nine and ten years old.
The defendant was arrested after eight minors and one adult experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from that region, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the judicial center on recently.
Nevertheless, he disputed one of the sexual offences he was charged with, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
The accused was kept in jail ahead of a further hearing on November 28th.
'Candy game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, detailed the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She said his targets were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a youth camp which he ran.
Ruben played a "treat game" with the youngsters, the legal counsel said, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and tell them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She informed the proceedings the man had engaged in this activity with the boys "repeatedly", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the following morning.
She stated Ruben had been able to explain this over a long period as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had suspicions in recently.
Mrs Prior KC added: "This year his stepson had suspicions about what was going on, for good reason.
"They decided to examine in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor stated materials including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson notified the police about his suspicions.
She said the man continued to play the "treat game" with six boys that time - that Saturday - and they were all sick the next day.
"Law enforcement" had not arrived by that point," she added.
The regulatory agency, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was examining the police response of the events.
The legal representative stated the minors were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the stepson notified the law enforcement once more.
She said the defendant then engaged in the "sweet game" in a room of five youngsters.
