The Netherlands comes under fire selecting convicted rapist Steven van de Velde in the beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics.
The Dutch Olympic Committee is facing criticism after the selection of convicted rapist Steven van de Velde in its Olympic team in beach volleyball.
Van de Velde, 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after admitting to three counts of rape against a child who he'd met on Facebook, with the incident taking place in August 2014. He was released from prison just 12 months into his four-year sentence. Van de Velde, who has qualified for the Olympics in his national pair with partner Matthew Immers, has previously referred to the 2014 incident as "the biggest mistake of my life".
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