A man who spiked sweets with sleeping medication and provided them to children at a youth camp in the area has confessed to sexual offenses against two boys aged between nine and ten.
The defendant was detained after eight minors and one adult experienced illness at Stathern Lodge in July.
The 76-year-old, from that region, confessed to a multiple criminal counts when he was present at the judicial center on the end of the week.
However, he denied one of the sexual offences he was accused of, which was against a nine-year-old boy.
The defendant was held in detention before a additional proceeding on 28 November.
'Candy game'
The legal representative, presenting evidence, described the defendant's actions to the legal proceedings.
She stated his targets were under-privileged children who were staying at a summer program which he managed.
Ruben played a "sweet game" with the minors, Mrs Prior said, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were preparing to sleep and request they to consume candy "rapidly".
She informed the proceedings Ruben had conducted this practice with the children "over an extended period", and youngsters had earlier experienced illness the following morning.
She stated the man had been successful in rationalizing this over a long period as the children being "overstimulated by activities", until his family member had worries in recently.
The prosecutor continued: "Recently" his stepchild had worries about the activities, justifiably.
"They resolved" to investigate in the individual's items."
The prosecutor explained objects including lubricant, Vaseline and syringes were discovered, and his stepchild notified the police about his concerns.
She said Ruben continued to conduct the "treat game" with six boys that evening - Saturday 26 July - and they were all ill the following morning.
"Authorities" had not arrived by that point," she continued.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, had stated that it was investigating law enforcement's management of the events.
Mrs Prior said the children were unable to walk properly due to being ill, so the stepson contacted the authorities again.
She stated the defendant then played the "treat game" in a room of five minors.
