Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
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Dutch Olympian who raped a 12-year-old girl ‘is not a paedophile’, official says
Steven Van de Velde ‘isn’t a risk’, a Dutch Olympic official said in an email, as abuse survivors urged the team to withdraw the volleyball player
Read this article.
Its fucking amazing. He flew from Holland ro England to rape her having groomed her over the net.
He then had his sentence cut.
He should be in jail not playing games in Paris.
Their response is baffling. I can only assume they are not used to the limelight and have dropped the ball. An adult needs to step in and sort this out.
I am all for redemption but I cant see any route back from his offence.