The Dutch Olympic Committee says the 29-year-old is successfully rehabilitated and deserved his place in the squad, but campaigners argue his inclusion is shocking.
A Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist was greeted by boos from the crowd on his Olympic debut in Paris. Steven van de Velde, 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for a sex attack on a 12-year-old British girl two years earlier when he was 19. He served just 12 months of his sentence and some fans at the Eiffel Tower Stadium showed their disapproval of his appearance at the games.
Van de Velde met his victim on Facebook and travelled from Amsterdam to the UK in 2014 and raped the girl at an address in Milton Keynes. He is understood not to be staying in the Olympic Village at his own request and will not conduct the usual post-match interviews. Read more:Olympics triathlon training cancelled due to Seine pollutionSanctions for Olympic drone spying The Dutch Olympic Committee maintain Van de Velde has been successfully rehabilitated and deserves his place in the squad.
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