A person who contaminated treats with sedative and provided them to children at a summer program in the area has confessed to sexual crimes against two boys both between nine and ten.
The defendant was detained after eight youngsters and a grown-up experienced illness at the location in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from that region, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the judicial center on recently.
However, he denied a single sexual charge he was accused of, which was against a young boy.
The accused was kept in jail before a subsequent court date on 28 November.
'Candy game'
Mary Prior KC, handling the case, outlined the criminal behavior to the legal proceedings.
She stated his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a youth camp which he operated.
Ruben engaged in a "sweet game" with the minors, the prosecutor explained, in which he would access the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and ask them to ingest treats "as quickly as they can".
She informed the proceedings Ruben had engaged in this activity with the young males "over an extended period", and youngsters had previously become sick the following morning.
She explained the defendant had been capable of justifying this for many years as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepchild had concerns in summer 2025.
The legal representative added: "Recently" his stepchild had concerns about the activities, with valid cause.
"They resolved" to investigate in the individual's items."
The legal counsel explained items including lubricant, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his family member notified the police about his worries.
She explained the man continued to conduct the "candy game" with six boys that time - July 26th - and they were all ill the following morning.
"The police had not gone out by that time," she stated further.
The regulatory agency, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was examining law enforcement's management of the events.
The prosecutor explained the minors were having difficulty walking due to their sickness, so the stepson contacted the authorities a second time.
She said the defendant then engaged in the "sweet game" in a area of five minors.
