A person who spiked sweets with sedative and distributed them to youngsters at a youth camp in the area has confessed to sexual offences against two young males aged nine and 10.
Jon Ruben was taken into custody after eight minors and a grown-up experienced illness at the location in July.
The 76-year-old, from that region, admitted guilt to a total of 17 charges when he stood at Leicester Crown Court on the end of the week.
Nevertheless, he denied one particular crime he was accused of, which was involving a young boy.
The accused was remanded in custody ahead of a additional proceeding on November 28th.
'Treat game'
Mary Prior KC, presenting evidence, detailed the defendant's actions to the judicial body.
She said his victims were under-privileged children who were participating in a summer program which he managed.
Ruben engaged in a "treat game" with the youngsters, the legal counsel said, in which he would go into the children's bedrooms when they were settling down and ask them to ingest treats "as fast as possible".
She told the court the defendant had conducted this practice with the boys "over an extended period", and youngsters had previously fallen ill the subsequent day.
She said the man had been successful in rationalizing this repeatedly as the minors being "overwrought by enjoyment", until his family member had suspicions in recently.
The prosecutor added: "In the summer" his family member had worries about the activities, for good reason.
"They resolved" to investigate in the individual's items."
Mrs Prior KC said objects including lubricant, ointment and syringes were found, and his family member alerted the police about his worries.
She stated the defendant proceeded to engage in the "sweet game" with six children that time - Saturday 26 July - and they were all ill the subsequent day.
"Law enforcement" had not gone out by that stage," she added.
The police watchdog, the investigative body, previously told that it was examining law enforcement's management of the events.
Mrs Prior said the minors were unable to walk properly due to their sickness, so the stepson contacted the authorities again.
She stated the defendant then engaged in the "sweet game" in a space of five minors.
