A person who laced treats with sleeping medication and gave them to youngsters at a youth camp in the area has admitted sexual crimes against two boys aged between nine and ten.
Jon Ruben was detained after eight minors and a grown-up fell ill at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from the Nottinghamshire area, confessed to a series of 17 offences when he appeared at the courthouse on recently.
However, he denied a single sexual charge he was accused of, which was against a young boy.
Ruben was remanded in custody before a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Treat game'
The prosecutor, prosecuting, outlined Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings.
She said his victims were disadvantaged youngsters who were participating in a summer program which he ran.
The man engaged in a "candy game" with the minors, Mrs Prior explained, in which he would go into the sleeping quarters when they were preparing to sleep and ask them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the children "over an extended period", and minors had earlier experienced illness the next day.
She stated the defendant had been successful in rationalizing this over a long period as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had worries in recently.
The prosecutor added: "In the summer" his stepson had concerns about what was going on, with valid cause.
"They chose" to investigate in the individual's items."
The legal counsel explained objects including infant oil, Vaseline and injection devices were located, and his stepson notified the law enforcement about his worries.
She stated Ruben proceeded to play the "treat game" with six youngsters that time - that Saturday - and they were all ill the following morning.
"The police had not responded by that time," she added.
The regulatory agency, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, earlier informed that it was examining law enforcement's management of the situation.
Mrs Prior explained the youngsters were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the family member contacted the authorities again.
She explained Ruben then conducted the "sweet game" in a area of five youngsters.
