A man who spiked sweets with sedative and provided them to children at a summer camp in the region has confessed to sexual crimes against two young males aged nine and 10.
The accused was taken into custody after eight minors and a grown-up experienced illness at the location in the summer month.
The 76-year-old, from that region, admitted guilt to a multiple criminal counts when he appeared at the judicial center on recently.
Yet, he denied one of the sexual offences he was charged with, which was involving a nine-year-old child.
The accused was kept in jail ahead of a additional proceeding on late November.
'Sweet game'
The legal representative, prosecuting, detailed the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She stated his targets were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer camp which he operated.
The man played a "sweet game" with the children, the prosecutor stated, in which he would go into the boys' rooms when they were preparing to sleep and tell them to eat sweets "as quickly as they can".
She told the court Ruben had engaged in this activity with the boys "over an extended period", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the following morning.
She stated the defendant had been capable of justifying this repeatedly as the youngsters being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his family member had concerns in July 2025.
The legal representative continued: "In the summer" his stepson had concerns about the situation, for good reason.
"They decided to examine in the individual's items."
The prosecutor said objects including baby oil, ointment and injection devices were discovered, and his family member alerted the police about his concerns.
She said the man continued to play the "sweet game" with six boys that evening - July 26th - and they were all sick the subsequent day.
"Authorities" had not responded by that stage," she continued.
The oversight body, the police conduct office, earlier informed that it was examining the police response of the incident.
The prosecutor explained the youngsters were unable to walk properly due to their condition, so the stepson contacted the police a second time.
She said the man then played the "sweet game" in a area of five minors.
