A second convicted paedophile has been discovered to be participating at the Olympics - after outrage over Dutch child rapist Steven van de Velde competing in the men's volleyball.
A second convicted paedophile has been discovered to be participating at the Olympics - after outrage over Dutch child rapist Steven van de Velde competing in the men's volleyball. Brett Sutton, 65, trained Switzerland's triathlete Julie Derron to second place last week in Paris - finishing ahead of Team GB's Beth Potter. Sutton was accredited by China and even gave an interview to Swiss broadcasters close to the finish line at Pont Alexandre III.
He was also banned from coaching by several nations. The latest revelation comes after Dutch volleyball player Steven Van de Velde was allowed to compete in Paris despite being jailed back in 2016 after raping a 12-year-old British schoolgirl.Van de Velde, who was 19 at the time of the assault, travelled to the UK from Amsterdam to meet the girl whom he had met on the internet.The girl was raped at an address in Milton Keynes.
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