An individual who contaminated candy with sleeping medication and distributed them to youngsters at a summer program in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two boys who were between nine and ten.
The accused was detained after eight children and a grown-up fell ill at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from that region, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the courthouse on recently.
Yet, he refused to admit a single sexual charge he was charged with, which was involving a nine-year-old boy.
Ruben was kept in jail ahead of a subsequent court date on November 28th.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, outlined Ruben's offending to the court.
She said his targets were disadvantaged youngsters who were participating in a summer program which he operated.
The man played a "candy game" with the children, the prosecutor explained, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to consume candy "rapidly".
She stated to the judge Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously become sick the next day.
She said the man had been capable of justifying this for many years as the minors being "overexcited from fun", until his family member had worries in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "Recently" his stepchild had suspicions about the situation, with valid cause.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
Mrs Prior KC stated objects including lubricant, ointment and medical needles were discovered, and his family member notified the authorities about his concerns.
She explained the defendant went on to play the "treat game" with six children that time - that Saturday - and they were all ill the subsequent day.
"The police had not arrived by that point," she continued.
The regulatory agency, the investigative body, previously told that it was examining the police response of the events.
The legal representative stated the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the family member contacted the law enforcement once more.
She stated the man then played the "treat game" in a room of five youngsters.
