An individual who spiked sweets with sedative and distributed them to minors at a summer program in the area has admitted sexual offences against two children aged nine and ten years old.
The defendant was detained after eight minors and a grown-up fell ill at the location in mid-summer.
The 76-year-old, from that region, confessed to a total of 17 charges when he was present at the judicial center on the end of the week.
Nevertheless, he disputed one particular crime he was charged with, which was concerning a young boy.
Ruben was held in detention before a subsequent court date on 28 November.
'Treat game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, detailed Ruben's offending to the judicial body.
She explained his victims were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer camp which he operated.
The defendant engaged in a "sweet game" with the minors, the legal counsel explained, in which he would enter the children's bedrooms when they were getting ready for bed and request they to consume candy "as quickly as they can".
She told the court the man had played this game with the children "over an extended period", and children had previously fallen ill the following morning.
She stated Ruben had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his stepson had suspicions in recently.
The legal representative stated further: "In the summer" his stepchild had worries about the situation, with valid cause.
"They chose" to investigate in the man's possessions."
The prosecutor stated items including baby oil, Vaseline and medical needles were discovered, and his stepchild alerted the police about his worries.
She stated the defendant went on to conduct the "candy game" with six youngsters that evening - that Saturday - and they were all ill the next day.
"Authorities" had not responded by that point," she added.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, had stated that it was examining the police response of the events.
The prosecutor explained the children were having difficulty walking due to being ill, so the family member called the authorities again.
She said the defendant then played the "sweet game" in a room of five youngsters.
