A person who spiked candy with sleeping medication and provided them to minors at a youth camp in the region has confessed to sexual offences against two boys aged nine and ten years old.
The defendant was detained after eight youngsters and an older person fell ill at the facility in the summer month.
The senior citizen, from that region, confessed to a series of 17 offences when he stood at the judicial center on recently.
Nevertheless, he denied a single sexual charge he was charged with, which was concerning a young boy.
The accused was remanded in custody before a subsequent court date on November 28th.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, described the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She said his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer program which he managed.
Ruben conducted a "candy game" with the children, the legal counsel stated, in which he would enter the boys' rooms when they were settling down and ask them to eat sweets "rapidly".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the boys "repeatedly", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She said the man had been able to explain this over a long period as the minors being "overexcited from fun", until his family member had concerns in recently.
The prosecutor added: "In the summer" his stepson had worries about what was going on, justifiably.
"They chose" to have a look in the defendant's belongings."
The prosecutor said materials including lubricant, Vaseline and injection devices were discovered, and his stepson notified the authorities about his worries.
She explained the defendant proceeded to conduct the "treat game" with six children that time - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the following morning.
"Authorities" had not gone out by that stage," she added.
The police watchdog, the police conduct office, had stated that it was examining law enforcement's management of the situation.
Mrs Prior said the children were having difficulty walking due to their condition, so the family member notified the law enforcement a second time.
She explained the defendant then conducted the "treat game" in a space of five youngsters.
