A person who contaminated treats with sleeping medication and provided them to children at a summer camp in the region has admitted sexual crimes against two boys aged nine and 10.
The accused was arrested after eight children and one adult became sick at the facility in mid-summer.
The senior citizen, from that region, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he stood at the courthouse on recently.
Yet, he denied one particular crime he was accused of, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was held in detention prior to a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Sweet game'
Mary Prior KC, prosecuting, detailed the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She explained his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a youth camp which he managed.
The man played a "candy game" with the minors, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to consume candy "as fast as possible".
She told the court Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and children had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She explained the defendant had been successful in rationalizing this over a long period as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "Recently" his stepchild had worries about the activities, with valid cause.
"They decided to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor said objects including lubricant, Vaseline and injection devices were discovered, and his family member notified the authorities about his suspicions.
She said the defendant proceeded to play the "candy game" with six children that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were all sick the following morning.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she added.
The police watchdog, the police conduct office, previously told that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the incident.
The prosecutor stated the youngsters were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so the family member called the authorities again.
She stated Ruben then played the "sweet game" in a room of five youngsters.
