A man who laced sweets with sleeping medication and distributed them to minors at a summer camp in the area has confessed to sexual offences against two young males aged nine and ten years old.
The accused was detained after eight minors and a grown-up fell ill at Stathern Lodge in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from that region, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he stood at the courthouse on Friday.
Yet, he disputed a single sexual charge he was facing, which was involving a nine-year-old child.
The defendant was kept in jail before a additional proceeding on late November.
'Candy game'
The prosecutor, handling the case, detailed the criminal behavior to the judicial body.
She explained his those affected were children from difficult backgrounds who were participating in a summer camp which he managed.
Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the youngsters, the prosecutor stated, in which he would access the boys' rooms when they were settling down and request they to ingest treats "as fast as possible".
She informed the proceedings the man had conducted this practice with the boys "for many years", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the subsequent day.
She stated Ruben had been able to explain this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overexcited from fun", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor stated further: "Recently" his stepson had concerns about what was going on, for good reason.
"They chose" to examine in the man's possessions."
The prosecutor said objects including infant oil, Vaseline and syringes were located, and his stepchild contacted the police about his worries.
She said Ruben proceeded to play the "treat game" with six boys that evening - July 26th - and they were everyone unwell the following morning.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that stage," she continued.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, previously told that it was examining the police response of the events.
The legal representative explained the children were struggling to walk due to being ill, so the family member notified the law enforcement a second time.
She explained the defendant then conducted the "treat game" in a room of five minors.
