🔗 Share this article Man confesses to sexual offenses against young males at youth camp The defendant confessed to 17 charges at the courthouse on the end of the week A person who contaminated sweets with sedative and distributed them to youngsters at a youth camp in the region has pleaded guilty to sexual crimes against two young males both nine and ten years old. Jon Ruben was detained after eight children and an older person experienced illness at the location in mid-summer. The senior citizen, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a series of 17 offences when he appeared at the courthouse on the end of the week. However, he denied one of the sexual offences he was facing, which was against a nine-year-old child. The accused was held in detention before a further hearing on 28 November. 'Candy game' The prosecutor, prosecuting, outlined Ruben's offending to the legal proceedings. She explained his those affected were disadvantaged youngsters who were staying at a summer camp which he operated. Ruben conducted a "treat game" with the youngsters, the legal counsel stated, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and ask them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can". She told the court the man had conducted this practice with the young males "over an extended period", and minors had previously fallen ill the next day. She stated the defendant had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his family member had suspicions in recently. The prosecutor stated further: "This year his family member had worries about the situation, with valid cause. "They chose" to investigate in the defendant's belongings." Mrs Prior KC explained objects including baby oil, petroleum jelly and injection devices were found, and his family member alerted the law enforcement about his concerns. She explained the man went on to engage in the "candy game" with six youngsters that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were all ill the next day. "Authorities" had not arrived by that stage," she stated further. The oversight body, the investigative body, had stated that it was examining the police response of the events. The prosecutor said the children were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the stepson contacted the authorities once more. She stated Ruben then conducted the "candy game" in a room of five minors.