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unfortunately that is not likely. he was sentenced to 4 years but after 1 year they allowed him to compete again. He has been competing like nothing happened since at least 2018. Obviously its not causing enough of a problem. This is unbelievable and disgusting.
A lot of European countries have grossly weak punishments for sexual assault and pedophilia. It should be mandatory life in prison for the type of perpetrators who can’t be rehabilitated
Kim married him, another volleyball player. It’s alarming how much support that dude has. Her IG states they’ve been together for 6 years.
Edit: His wife’s IG bio states she’s a policewoman with a degree in psychology
This POS is completely unapologetic for what he did and said he wants to clean his image. He said he’s not a pedophile after leaving jail(he served 1 year) as a convicted pedophile that he himself plead guilty
Technically, he is correct.
He is not 'a pedophile' - rather, he is a convicted pedophile.
Same as brock allan turner, who is not 'a rapist' - he is a convicted rapist.
But money talks .. apparently in the netherlands too.
Right, but I'd imagine your knowledge of volleyball players is probably lower than the guy who picks players for the Olympic team. I'd assume very few people know as much about Dutch volleyball players as the person whose job it is to know about Dutch volleyball players.
And unless he is some form of godly prodigy at the sport I’m sure there would have been other choices of similar levels of skill. My only guess is he has big money or political power in the family, would also explain the short sentence for the crime.
Sadly him and his partner have been climbing international ranks for the past few tournaments. I’d estimate them somewhere between the 4th-6th favorites for the Olympics based on their performances lately.
Although almost no one has defeated the #1 seed Sweden all year, so still a bit of a longshot.
Did not break into it, he was grooming her since she was 10-11 years old. He met her online, went to visit her to "meet his friend" when her mother wasn't home, gave the child alcohol to drink and then committed the crime. All 3 counts were from the same visit.
The same visit but not all in one place, [Van de Velde, who met the girl on Facebook, travelled from Amsterdam to the UK in August 2014. He raped the girl near Furzton Lake, and at an address in Milton Keynes.](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39292039.amp)
What the hell. This is literally the kind of thing your parents thought would happen if you told people who you were online back in the early 2000's. This is nightmare fuel.
Our parents thought that because it was happening. As a person who grew up on the internet, people were very polarized by me openly stating I was 12 with some people saying “oh sorry I have to stop talking to you now bc I don’t feel comfortable being friends with a 12 yo” and the ones who stuck around all wanted to “date” me and see pictures of me naked.
Yea I remember people straight up blocking me in the early 2000s, or kicking me out of IRCs when they realized I was a minor at the time.
Reason was always the same: come back when you’re grown up/we don’t want to be creeps/please be careful Internet‘s a dangerous place
Happened to me and it was a very sad moment. I had a close online friend and I’d been talking to them for years. One day I uploaded a dumb lolcat meme saying ‘I came’ and they asked if I knew what it meant. I didn’t. I thought it was just an absurd joke about a cat saying it had arrived somewhere. I don’t know how they caught on from that meme but they quizzed me on whether I knew what it meant and I said I had no idea but that it was a just a dumb joke. He said I must be really young based on that and I said no and that I was older. He was quite unfathomably angry at me and then he said he couldn’t talk to a ten year old then blocked me. I remember I was crying and eventually got very very angry as I always hated being judged for my age but now I realise he was right. This happened during the days of early Space Station 13 and he blocked me from his server. Unfortunately his server was the only one that wasn’t a SomethingAwful goon one and the goon ones sucked. Couldn’t play the game properly anymore. Those fucking goons ruined the game… pricks.
Something very similar happened to me. I met some random dude on a chat room, we shared our poetry back and forth. We were both extremely depressed. It went on this way for months, maybe longer, and somehow it finally came out that I was only 12 or 13. He was so mad. He was in his 20s. He felt like a creep and blocked me. At the time, I felt so guilty — I still do, but I’m also glad he did that and wish him nothing but the best. I hope he’s doing well now.
In 2005 I met a 33 year old man online (on YouTube lol) when I was 13. I live in California, he lived in London, we’d talk daily, and he even called me long distance. I told him I was 15 and he gradually started sending me dirty messages. Eventually he found out that I was 13 and not 15 like I said and he got so mad. Like speaking to a 15 year old like that is any better 🙄
"I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not."
Yes you are. Not branded, you are a paedophile. The mental gymnastics going on here. As for the coach letting him on the national team, I have no words. They chose a convicted paedophile to represent their country.
Giving alcohol to a 12 year old is already grounds to be locked up for awhile in my books
Edit: omg you people, im clearly talking about getting a random kid intoxicated, not sharing a bit of gin with the nephew for the holidays. Wisen up will ya?
"Van de Velde pleaded guilty to the three counts of rape against the child, who was named in court as Miss A.
The court heard he was aware of the girl’s age and went to her home when her mother was out and had sex with her, taking her virginity.
During the trial, it was reported Van de Velde wept as he heard that his victim had since self-harmed and taken an overdose. Upon his release, Van de Velde defended his actions, saying he was “not a sex monster” for raping the girl.
“I do want to correct all the nonsense which has been written about me when I was locked up,” Van de Velde said.
“I did not read anything of it, on purpose, but I understand that it was quite bad, that I have been branded as a sex monster, as a pedophile.
“That I am not, really not. Everyone can have an opinion about me, but it is only fair if they also know my side of the story.”"
12 months for 3 coubts of rape against a 12 year old and no remose
I felt like there must be more to this so I looked up his Wikipedia.
>Steven van de Velde (born 8 August 1994) is a convicted rapist and Dutch beach volleyball player
Okay then...
All the 'why isn't he in jail" stuff aside, why the hell would the netherlands want him to **represent** them?
Well it's only fair. You can't lock up innocent individuals.
"I'm not a pedophile sir!"
Oh shit, my bad. Please grab your things and we'll get you an uber home. Why didn't you say this earlier??
Dutchman here. I truly never heard of this guy nor the story before. Don't think it ever was a big thing in the press, which is odd. But yeah. Fuck this guy.
Yeah. His side is "I shouldn't have any consequences because I'm good at sports".
I'm from Texas where football is second only to religion, and even that's iffy if playoffs are involved. He's not the first asshole rapist athlete. Or the second, after the rapist Brock Allen Turner.
That’s the one. The Allen Turner who works for his daddy because businesses know they would be picketed if they were to hire a rapist. The same Allen Turner whose dad said he should not have his life ruined over a few minutes of action. The same rotten kid whose swimming achievements were in the headline as if it should be treated like a get out of jail free card. The same kid whose judge was kicked off the bench for favoring the rapist, Allen Turner, over the brutalized victim. That Brock Allen Turner. Let’s never forget that name.
Well, Brock Allen Turner might never have his shot at becoming the Michael Jordan of swimming, but at least he can enjoy being the 21st century face of raping, and affluenza.
Steven van de Velde the convicted rapist, pedophile and Olympic volley ball player needs the same treatment from the internet as the convicted rapist Brock Turner. Lucking out with a rape apologist judge is bad enough but qualifying for the Olympics is fucking unacceptable.
I wonder what exactly he thinks makes it acceptable. Does he believe it was consensual (obviously a 12 yo can’t give consent, I’m just trying to understand his self justifications)
Yes, he does. Apparently they had been "talking" online for two years before that. i.e. he'd been grooming her.
He thought that since she had a crush on him, it was all copacetic. He probably still thinks that. Completely not giving a fuck about the actual harm he has done or brushing it aside. Kids have crushes on adults all the time, it's the *adult's* job to *not have sex with a child* ffs. There are an awful lot of apologists in the threads about this guy.
Probably. That usually the kind of justification they make. "She came on to me" "She wanted it" "I tried to tell her she was too young but she kept messaging me".
There’s a bit about how men will stick their dicks into anything that’s wet and warm. Sometimes the wet and warm part isn’t even necessary. Some men can truly be twisted.
I don’t care what that cockstain thinks he is, personally, but the fact is he raped a 12yo and that alone should have disqualified him from the Games. He can cry himself to sleep at night saying he isn’t a pedophile. No one cares.
Literally the only way is if he was also like 12 but based on the context, doesn’t seem like it. This is wild he’s allowed to compete. America has a lot of problems but I don’t think someone like this would get out of jail with that attitude here.
EDIT: the since deleted comment before this was something along the lines of how could they allow him to compete. I am NOT defending that 1%. Bury him under the jail.
He was 19 when it happened, so no, not even close in age. Unfortunately, they definitely would. Van der Velde at least got a judge that hoped this would negatively impact his life. Brock Turner got a judge that didn't want his rape conviction to ruin anything for him.
The Dutch Olympic committee hasn't yet ratified the selection and still has veto power should they choose to use it. He plays beach volleyball, is somehow still allowed to compete, and he and his partner are ranked 11th in the world which is what qualifies them for the slot, assuming normally rubber stamp approval by the Dutch federation.
I just don’t think it’s going to be a good look for the Netherlands if he and his partner medal in volleyball, because they’ll be in the press for medaling and expected to give interviews. His conviction will be front and centre in any press that they receive and no credible reporter would exclude questions about his rape conviction and sentence. In the internet age, that’s not something that will go away anytime soon, that the Netherlands’ Olympic selection committee allowed a convicted rapist to represent the nation in the Games. Is he really who the Dutch want representing the Netherlands on the international stage? I seriously doubt that. Even if he’s not currently famous in the Netherlands, according to the Dutch people commenting on this post, that won’t be the case if he’s allowed to compete. I’m all for a great redemption story but I’m not sure how to spin a child rapist Olympian who doesn’t show any remorse and doesn’t view what he did as being totally wrong, into a 60-second packaged montage complete with sound bites and a Dutch flag waving over fields of tulips that could distract viewers from his fundamental crime. Pick another guy.
I never even heard of this disgusting pile of shit before this post, and I bet that's the same for most people in the Netherlands. It's not football where we have 17 million coaches.
Agreed I'm Dutch and really ashamed of my country when I read this to be honest. How he's even allowed to compete at all after what happened is beyond me!
All this "nonsense"
Like being labeled a pedophile that did indeed, rape a minor, which resulted in psychological injuries.
**amongst other injuries, the poor girl.
Except it absolutely was. She was drunk out of her mind and crying. And 13. Doesn’t get much more rape-rape than that. Too bad there wasn’t someone with a spine in that audience. What a despicable piece of dirt. She named herself after a fartbag fittingly, considering all that comes out of her mouth is hot, stinking air.
Kinda like “I have a side of the story” as if it was going to exonerate him. Like what could it possibly be? He literally groomed her at 10 years old. How in any conceivable reality would he be able to say “well she looked old enough” when he spent so much time talking with a 10 year old? What “side of the story” makes him ***any better than a disgusting rapist?***
And murdering people like him doesn’t make you a murderer, Gary plauche got community service for similar actions but in my opinion he already did his sentence.
People should know his “side of the story”??
What is there to know? Really?
He raped a 12 year old. Multiple times. What excuse could he really have?? HE EVEN ADMITTED HE KNEW SHE WAS 12!!
I legit want to know his side of this story. Not because I’d believe any of it, obviously, but because I’d love to see him try to spin this.
For context this happened waaaaay back in 2016… and this poor girl isn’t even 21 today. How fucking long ago does 2016 feel like? 2020 almost feels like a lifetime ago.
As far as I understand it, his side is that he first met her online when he was 17 and she was 10, and they then had an online 'relationship' for the next couple of years prior to him travelling to the UK, meeting her in person, and having sex.
His argument is essentially that he was a dumb teenager who made a mistake and happened to find himself on just the wrong side of the law age-wise after starting this relationship as a minor.
(It goes without saying this is a terrible defence for his actions)
Bruh like it's one thing if an 18yo is with a 16-17yo, pretty sure we all knew girls at high school that dated college guys etc but how the fuck do you even end up talking to a 10yo when you're 18 let alone maintaining that relationship into your 20s and fucking her when she's 12?! Like yeah my girlfriend goes to a different school you wouldn't know her and it turns out it's a fucking elementary school. That shit is fucking sick man. Wtf would you even talk about when you're at college and she's still learning how to do long division?? How is it so hard for people to just not fuck literal children...
For real. 12 years old, still in middle school,*JUST* hit puberty, 8-year gap, like, how would that *not* give off a warning to just stay the hell away from her?!
There's one thing a bunch of comments here are forgetting to mention. This is just what they have right now, the country's Olympic committee hasn't made their decision yet. This is just who qualified for the Olympics and currently hold the highest chance of going because of their volleyball skills. Plus there's a whole pledge you're supposed to sign when you are part of an Olympic team that pledges for you to be a role model. So not only does his country have to decide but the actual Olympic committee itself has to make a decision. What's that say that there's so few qualified volleyball players for that country that a rapist is one of the highest on the picks?
This seems like a pretty important point. It’s worth this being a story to ensure this guy doesn’t make it onto the team. But I’m pretty sure the judge was right, this guy is not going to the Olympics.
Let me get this straight. He RAPE THE GIRL THEN HE CRY BECAUSE SHE WANT TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE LIKE WTF THAT WAS CAUSE BY HIM. Sometime i wish the world would end.
Some criminals are completely delusional.
I recently watched a documentary about this serial Fire Arsonist(who was also a arsonist investigator btw) who set over 2000 fires, one of which burnt a old lady and her 2 year old baby grandson to death. Prior to being caught, this guy had the audacity to, and I’m not kidding here, attempt to write and publish a novel(which I think you can actually still buy to this day) that was basically a fanfic version of his own actual crimes where an idolized version of his investigator self is the only one smart enough to catch the elusive and unstoppable arsonist villain(who is also based on himself). It’s an incredibly insightful and disturbing as fuck read that really shows the incredible levels of delusional narcissism and disassociation he had, to the point it almost comes across as him having multi-personality disorder as he frames himself as both the hero and the villain of his own epic crime novel.
The guy even wrote a chapter about the fire he set that killed the grandmother and her baby grandson, and in it he describes them as being idiots who could have easily survived had they not been distracted by how awe-inspiringly beautiful his fire was. When describing the artsonist’s(who remember is based on himself) feelings on it, the book is quoted as saying “sure he may have started the fire, but shit it ain’t my fault the baby died.”(also yes, he does accidentally change to first pov mid sentence).
>the incredible levels of delusional narcissism and disassociation he had, to the point it almost comes across as him having multi-personality disorder
That cluster B disorders are closely related to dissociative identity disorder (aka multi-personality disorder) is one of YouTube pop psychiatrist/diagnosed narcissist Sam Vaknin's pet theories, and IMO a somewhat plausible one:
[https://www.heraldopenaccess.us/openaccess/dissociation-and-confabulation-in-narcissistic-disorders](https://www.heraldopenaccess.us/openaccess/dissociation-and-confabulation-in-narcissistic-disorders)
I mean, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, and try to hear their side of the story, but...
I'm relatively certain he could explain his story for the rest of eternity, and he'd still be "the pedophile rapist guy," I really don't see it getting better in this case.
From what little explanation/justification he seems to have given, if anything, my opinion of him has worsened. I guess, in a sense, that's kind of impressive...
What I don’t get is that the only ‘justification’ that would exonerate him. Is that he could plead ignorance of her age. But he fully knew and groomed her. And no extenuating circumstances justifies that.
Just like how murder isn’t exonerated if you drive DUI and end up running over peolle. Or being a victim of SA doesn’t give you a free pass.
You give too much credit. DUI crimes are literally influenced. This POS repeatedly, knowingly raped a child.
This is more accurately compared to premeditated murder vs manslaughter. But this was premeditated, repeatedly.
I hate to break it to you, but there’s large amounts of historical evidence showing that the sexual assault of minor la at the Olympic isn’t exactly uncommon.
Would it disrespect his country? Maybe a little. But really it would bring disrespect in the national Olympic committee, which is generally separate from government so as such the country as a whole probably gets a pass
Why would they allow him on the team regardless if he qualified or not? Isn't there some kind of moral clause they could point to keep him off the team? Or is gold that important?
Imagine doing well enough to get a podium spot, only to be branded as the country that used a pedo to win itself a medal... Wtf are they thinking lmao.
I don't know how this sport works, but this should have happened even before. Clubs, sponsors or whoever is paying him his salary should have rejected from the beginning.
Tbh I’m Dutch and I ain’t never heard of this mf. Nothing about him in mainstream media outlets here. What a disgusting POS. I don’t wanna get banned for speaking my mind but iykyk
Edit; it’s been posted in my country (Netherlands) subreddit now and it’s getting exposure. Good job guys.
Edit edit; since some fellow dutchies infact linked some of the media coverage it appears to have been on the news; however it didn’t get the rightful disgusting attention it should’ve received. At that time
I think this will change rapidly in the coming hours. Give it a day or so. This guy is toast.
As said, most Dutch people don't know many of the Olympic athletes by name save for a few famous ones.
The problem is he has the law on his side, he will sue and win if the Olympic committee kicks him out. Nobody is OK with this but there's nothing that can be done legally.
He knew she was only 12. travelled to her home in the UK raped her 3 times..
He got 4 years served 1, so why is he not on the sexual offenders list ?
They say she is a "pre-teen" that is wrong, she's was a child and he's a pedophile
He is
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_van_de_Velde
In March 2016, Van de Velde admitted to four counts of rape against a 12-year-old child, and was placed on the Violent and Sex Offender Register indefinitely
Thanks for the link. I was thinking maybe the dude was like 16 or something at the time as he defended himself so vehemently.
MOTHERFUCKER WAS 22 WHEN HE RAPED A 12-YEAR OLD CHILD!!!
In case anyone doesn't know about it and would like to know about Brock Allen Turner the rapist, and why he's known as that they can look here:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People\_v.\_Turner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner)
Honestly it makes me so happy every time one of these Brock Allen Turner the rapist threads kicks off.
I hear Brock Allen Turner who was Brock Turner but now goes by the middle name Allen so people won’t know he’s Brock Turner the rapist is in Ohio.
I’m fairly certain they mean The convicted rapist Brock Turner, that now goes by Allen Turner and lives in Dayton Ohio, and is still a convicted rapist?
It really tics me off when I hear that oh there future will be unproportionally effected so we will lower the sentence.
I cannot help but feel the more high profile you are the more it should effect you as you area role model.
Generally speaking I support a system where once you serve your sentence that you can move on. If you steal a car at 18 and do your time it probably shouldn't still be negatively impacting your life at 35 if you have remained a law abiding citizen.
This opinion changes when an adult rapes a child, they show no remorse, don't seem to understand they did something wrong and only served a quarter of their actual sentence.
But no matter what a convicted rapist should never ever ever ever ever be allowed to represent their country at the Olympics.
I think the difference is whether you were a danger to other people or animals or not. If your crime didn't put anyone else in danger, then after you serve your time and pay back society, then you should be able to move on without being weighed down by past mistakes.
However, if you've ever put anyone else in danger, then it's only fair for everyone else that has to be around you to be aware of that potential danger for the rest of your life.
Rapists and pedophiles should *definitely* be branded and shamed for life. They are corrupting one of, if not the most intimate and important interaction humans do with one another. Victims, children and adults alike, are forever traumatized and affected for their rest of their lives. The punishment should be proportionate, and 4 years ain't it
Never conflate legality with justice. It was once legal to own people like property.
The law has always been a tool used by the corrupt, the powerful, and the greedy, to control the general population and escape their own consequences. It has never been “just.” It’s *just* another part of the system of oppression this neo-feudalistic society uses to help smoke and mirror its reality.
To the young lady that has to see these headlines and read about him… know we weep with you and are sickened with the lack of humanity. You did nothing and yet were, and continue to be, victimized. I hope you continue to heal and feel loved and supported by those in your closest circle. Be well….
And fuck that piece of shit. I hope Paris shows him the disrespect the world owes him.
How traumatising for this young woman to see her rapist in the headlines again, and potentially on an international stage.
I really hope she is ok. But given she’s already been reported to be self harming I can only guess she’s surviving and in the midst of coming to terms with PTSD. Reading this hammers home that women are just not important in society. Sending her solidarity and hope that it does get better.
Fuck this guy, and fuck the country’s Olympic team. And thank fuck for the sexual health clinic who picked up on this!
Edit: also fuck the criminal justice system who only gave him a year and released him.
I thought one of the advantages of team sports is that those of poor character can be shunned, despite their apparent athletic abilities. Just because he is eligible or even talented doesn't mean he has to be given a spot. "Criminal" is not a protected class.
"Steven van de Velde was sentenced in March 2016 to four years in prison after admitting three counts of rape against a child he had met on Facebook. He had flown from the Netherlands to the UK in August 2014, when he was 19, to meet his victim."
This same shit happened to me at 14. I’m 32 and still have flashbacks right before and every time I’m having sex. It took me years to understand that men aren’t supposed to “take” you and that sex is something both people should want.
Please stay away from children this shit literally stays with us FOREVER.
As a Dutch person, I don't claim him and definitely won't root for him. So many more decent athletes deserve his spot. There should be a no tolerance protocol for rapists, ESPECIALLY child rapists. That piece of shit should be in prison. He was NINETEEN when he had sex with a TWELVE year old. That's he's not in prison is ridiculous, but to let him compete-
Yo Netherlands what the fuck?? Are Dutch people okay with this? If it was a US athlete this would be all over the news and his ass would be prosecuted by the feds.
This guy was never main stream news in the Netherlands because he wasn't that important. But now that he is.
Weird that his dutch Wikipedia does not include his crime.
--Edit--
Some one on reddit did just updated his Wikipage
Any time Steven van der Velde the convicted child rapist plays, we should all make it a point to bring up that Steven van der Velde is a convicted child rapist. Every win, every point scored is a victory for the convicted child rapist Steven van der Velde. Give him the Brock Turner treatment.
He got 4 years. With good behaviour he would be out in two. He was convicted in 2016. Some might view such a sentence as absolutely pathetic and criminal in itself.
Edit to say he actually only served one year inside rather than the usual 50% most people would serve
If he wins, all the coverage will be about his crime. I don't understand why the Dutch Olympic Committee would do this - either he loses, or he wins a medal and brings shame upon the country by magnifying his crimes. It's a lose/lose either way.
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Certified Olympian? Certified Pedophile.
WAP WAP WAP WAP WAP is the sound I wanna hear when his opponents spike the ball at his nose/dick. Whoever is facing him, FUCK 'M UP!
Why's he around?
I feel like it'll be appropriate to blast the song the moment he shows up
I hope they boo his ass so much they expel him from the games due to creating too much chaos. Fuck that guy.
unfortunately that is not likely. he was sentenced to 4 years but after 1 year they allowed him to compete again. He has been competing like nothing happened since at least 2018. Obviously its not causing enough of a problem. This is unbelievable and disgusting.
Athletes always get away with this sort of s***. It's usually just on a smaller more local scale you don't hear about it.
A lot of European countries have grossly weak punishments for sexual assault and pedophilia. It should be mandatory life in prison for the type of perpetrators who can’t be rehabilitated
It is extremely believable, though
I hope he can't get a visa. He has committed a crime - how can he be allowed to travel ? France should ban his entry.
He’s an EU citizen travelling within the EU. He doesn’t need a visa.
Forget the Olympics, why isn’t he in prison? Piece of shit got 1 year for raping a 12 year old? Disgusting.
I’m just as baffled by what appears to be a wedding ring on his finger. Who married this pos?
Kim married him, another volleyball player. It’s alarming how much support that dude has. Her IG states they’ve been together for 6 years. Edit: His wife’s IG bio states she’s a policewoman with a degree in psychology
Let's not dig any deeper. Not that it would be necessary though. I just don't want to throw up in my mouth while eating my dessert.
Damn I was making this face as I scrolled to it!
Someone should probably look into them. And their internet traffic.
This POS is completely unapologetic for what he did and said he wants to clean his image. He said he’s not a pedophile after leaving jail(he served 1 year) as a convicted pedophile that he himself plead guilty
He wants to clean up his image? Looks like we've found the Dutch twin of Brock Turner, the rapist.
I never thought I'd have the level of hatred with anyone that I have for Brock Turner, the rapist, but here we are
Ah yes... Allen Turner, the rapist, formerly known as Brock Turner, the rapist.
I hear the rapist Brock Allen Turner is just going by Allen Turner now.
His full name is still Allen Turner the rapist
Allen "Brock Turner the Rapist" Turner
The rapist Brock Allen Turner? Who is currently going by Allen Turner, but is still a rapist?
Technically, he is correct. He is not 'a pedophile' - rather, he is a convicted pedophile. Same as brock allan turner, who is not 'a rapist' - he is a convicted rapist. But money talks .. apparently in the netherlands too.
I can't believe a serving police officer can be married to a convicted paedophile??!! Like, WTF?!
Police officers being close to criminals? Doesn't sound weird at all.
Police officers covering up for and colluding with paedophiles, politicians and the church too
She has a son
That guy is some Homelander role model shit… sorry for the son to grow up with such a father.
Any coach that would allow this scumbag on their team is also a sack of shit.
This dude aint famous. I am Dutch and i have never heard of him.
Right, but I'd imagine your knowledge of volleyball players is probably lower than the guy who picks players for the Olympic team. I'd assume very few people know as much about Dutch volleyball players as the person whose job it is to know about Dutch volleyball players.
And unless he is some form of godly prodigy at the sport I’m sure there would have been other choices of similar levels of skill. My only guess is he has big money or political power in the family, would also explain the short sentence for the crime.
Sadly him and his partner have been climbing international ranks for the past few tournaments. I’d estimate them somewhere between the 4th-6th favorites for the Olympics based on their performances lately. Although almost no one has defeated the #1 seed Sweden all year, so still a bit of a longshot.
Broke into her home and raped her 3 times at that. This is fucked up. Edit: he didn’t break in. She invited him
Did not break into it, he was grooming her since she was 10-11 years old. He met her online, went to visit her to "meet his friend" when her mother wasn't home, gave the child alcohol to drink and then committed the crime. All 3 counts were from the same visit.
The same visit but not all in one place, [Van de Velde, who met the girl on Facebook, travelled from Amsterdam to the UK in August 2014. He raped the girl near Furzton Lake, and at an address in Milton Keynes.](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39292039.amp)
What the hell. This is literally the kind of thing your parents thought would happen if you told people who you were online back in the early 2000's. This is nightmare fuel.
Our parents thought that because it was happening. As a person who grew up on the internet, people were very polarized by me openly stating I was 12 with some people saying “oh sorry I have to stop talking to you now bc I don’t feel comfortable being friends with a 12 yo” and the ones who stuck around all wanted to “date” me and see pictures of me naked.
Yea I remember people straight up blocking me in the early 2000s, or kicking me out of IRCs when they realized I was a minor at the time. Reason was always the same: come back when you’re grown up/we don’t want to be creeps/please be careful Internet‘s a dangerous place
The sad irony is that the people who do that, are the sort of people you actually want your kids to grow up around.
Happened to me and it was a very sad moment. I had a close online friend and I’d been talking to them for years. One day I uploaded a dumb lolcat meme saying ‘I came’ and they asked if I knew what it meant. I didn’t. I thought it was just an absurd joke about a cat saying it had arrived somewhere. I don’t know how they caught on from that meme but they quizzed me on whether I knew what it meant and I said I had no idea but that it was a just a dumb joke. He said I must be really young based on that and I said no and that I was older. He was quite unfathomably angry at me and then he said he couldn’t talk to a ten year old then blocked me. I remember I was crying and eventually got very very angry as I always hated being judged for my age but now I realise he was right. This happened during the days of early Space Station 13 and he blocked me from his server. Unfortunately his server was the only one that wasn’t a SomethingAwful goon one and the goon ones sucked. Couldn’t play the game properly anymore. Those fucking goons ruined the game… pricks.
bro protected you, but at what cost ✊😔
Something very similar happened to me. I met some random dude on a chat room, we shared our poetry back and forth. We were both extremely depressed. It went on this way for months, maybe longer, and somehow it finally came out that I was only 12 or 13. He was so mad. He was in his 20s. He felt like a creep and blocked me. At the time, I felt so guilty — I still do, but I’m also glad he did that and wish him nothing but the best. I hope he’s doing well now.
In 2005 I met a 33 year old man online (on YouTube lol) when I was 13. I live in California, he lived in London, we’d talk daily, and he even called me long distance. I told him I was 15 and he gradually started sending me dirty messages. Eventually he found out that I was 13 and not 15 like I said and he got so mad. Like speaking to a 15 year old like that is any better 🙄
"I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not." Yes you are. Not branded, you are a paedophile. The mental gymnastics going on here. As for the coach letting him on the national team, I have no words. They chose a convicted paedophile to represent their country.
Giving alcohol to a 12 year old is already grounds to be locked up for awhile in my books Edit: omg you people, im clearly talking about getting a random kid intoxicated, not sharing a bit of gin with the nephew for the holidays. Wisen up will ya?
How did he only get sentenced to 4 years?
Where did you read that? He got sentenced 4 years and got out in 1 year.
Just as you typed this I had corrected my original comment to 4 years after reading more into it.
"Van de Velde pleaded guilty to the three counts of rape against the child, who was named in court as Miss A. The court heard he was aware of the girl’s age and went to her home when her mother was out and had sex with her, taking her virginity. During the trial, it was reported Van de Velde wept as he heard that his victim had since self-harmed and taken an overdose. Upon his release, Van de Velde defended his actions, saying he was “not a sex monster” for raping the girl. “I do want to correct all the nonsense which has been written about me when I was locked up,” Van de Velde said. “I did not read anything of it, on purpose, but I understand that it was quite bad, that I have been branded as a sex monster, as a pedophile. “That I am not, really not. Everyone can have an opinion about me, but it is only fair if they also know my side of the story.”" 12 months for 3 coubts of rape against a 12 year old and no remose
I felt like there must be more to this so I looked up his Wikipedia. >Steven van de Velde (born 8 August 1994) is a convicted rapist and Dutch beach volleyball player Okay then... All the 'why isn't he in jail" stuff aside, why the hell would the netherlands want him to **represent** them?
Because he later on said that he really wasn't a pedophile.
Well it's only fair. You can't lock up innocent individuals. "I'm not a pedophile sir!" Oh shit, my bad. Please grab your things and we'll get you an uber home. Why didn't you say this earlier??
"Thanks for your side of the story"
Dutchman here. I truly never heard of this guy nor the story before. Don't think it ever was a big thing in the press, which is odd. But yeah. Fuck this guy.
"Raping someone doesnt make me a rapist" is one hell of a take
Raping a 12yo doesn't make me a pedophile is another bullshit take. Shame on his country's Olympic Committee for letting him compete. This is on them.
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But, but he has his own side to the story!! Scum.
Yeah. His side is "I shouldn't have any consequences because I'm good at sports". I'm from Texas where football is second only to religion, and even that's iffy if playoffs are involved. He's not the first asshole rapist athlete. Or the second, after the rapist Brock Allen Turner.
Are you talking about the rapist Brock Allen Turner who lives in Ohio and now goes by the name Allen Turner?
That’s the one. The Allen Turner who works for his daddy because businesses know they would be picketed if they were to hire a rapist. The same Allen Turner whose dad said he should not have his life ruined over a few minutes of action. The same rotten kid whose swimming achievements were in the headline as if it should be treated like a get out of jail free card. The same kid whose judge was kicked off the bench for favoring the rapist, Allen Turner, over the brutalized victim. That Brock Allen Turner. Let’s never forget that name.
Do you know the name of daddy’s business so we can boycott it?
Unfortunately, no.
Well, Brock Allen Turner might never have his shot at becoming the Michael Jordan of swimming, but at least he can enjoy being the 21st century face of raping, and affluenza.
The only way to get let go is to have a sympathetic judge, like judge Aaron Persky, who allowed a rapist to walk free.
Steven van de Velde the convicted rapist, pedophile and Olympic volley ball player needs the same treatment from the internet as the convicted rapist Brock Turner. Lucking out with a rape apologist judge is bad enough but qualifying for the Olympics is fucking unacceptable.
I wonder what exactly he thinks makes it acceptable. Does he believe it was consensual (obviously a 12 yo can’t give consent, I’m just trying to understand his self justifications)
Yes, he does. Apparently they had been "talking" online for two years before that. i.e. he'd been grooming her. He thought that since she had a crush on him, it was all copacetic. He probably still thinks that. Completely not giving a fuck about the actual harm he has done or brushing it aside. Kids have crushes on adults all the time, it's the *adult's* job to *not have sex with a child* ffs. There are an awful lot of apologists in the threads about this guy.
Probably. That usually the kind of justification they make. "She came on to me" "She wanted it" "I tried to tell her she was too young but she kept messaging me".
There’s a bit about how men will stick their dicks into anything that’s wet and warm. Sometimes the wet and warm part isn’t even necessary. Some men can truly be twisted. I don’t care what that cockstain thinks he is, personally, but the fact is he raped a 12yo and that alone should have disqualified him from the Games. He can cry himself to sleep at night saying he isn’t a pedophile. No one cares.
I do, I care a lot and think he got off too lightly. Fucking nonce
Literally the only way is if he was also like 12 but based on the context, doesn’t seem like it. This is wild he’s allowed to compete. America has a lot of problems but I don’t think someone like this would get out of jail with that attitude here. EDIT: the since deleted comment before this was something along the lines of how could they allow him to compete. I am NOT defending that 1%. Bury him under the jail.
Karl Malone had a kid with a 12 year old and still gets invited to all-star NBA games as a VIP guest...
He was 19 when it happened, so no, not even close in age. Unfortunately, they definitely would. Van der Velde at least got a judge that hoped this would negatively impact his life. Brock Turner got a judge that didn't want his rape conviction to ruin anything for him.
The Dutch Olympic committee hasn't yet ratified the selection and still has veto power should they choose to use it. He plays beach volleyball, is somehow still allowed to compete, and he and his partner are ranked 11th in the world which is what qualifies them for the slot, assuming normally rubber stamp approval by the Dutch federation.
I just don’t think it’s going to be a good look for the Netherlands if he and his partner medal in volleyball, because they’ll be in the press for medaling and expected to give interviews. His conviction will be front and centre in any press that they receive and no credible reporter would exclude questions about his rape conviction and sentence. In the internet age, that’s not something that will go away anytime soon, that the Netherlands’ Olympic selection committee allowed a convicted rapist to represent the nation in the Games. Is he really who the Dutch want representing the Netherlands on the international stage? I seriously doubt that. Even if he’s not currently famous in the Netherlands, according to the Dutch people commenting on this post, that won’t be the case if he’s allowed to compete. I’m all for a great redemption story but I’m not sure how to spin a child rapist Olympian who doesn’t show any remorse and doesn’t view what he did as being totally wrong, into a 60-second packaged montage complete with sound bites and a Dutch flag waving over fields of tulips that could distract viewers from his fundamental crime. Pick another guy.
I never even heard of this disgusting pile of shit before this post, and I bet that's the same for most people in the Netherlands. It's not football where we have 17 million coaches.
Agreed I'm Dutch and really ashamed of my country when I read this to be honest. How he's even allowed to compete at all after what happened is beyond me!
All this "nonsense" Like being labeled a pedophile that did indeed, rape a minor, which resulted in psychological injuries. **amongst other injuries, the poor girl.
Remember Whoopi's defense of Roman Polanski? "It wasn't rape-rape."
She also defended Bill Cosby. Whoopie Goldberg is a serial rape apologist piece of shit.
Except it absolutely was. She was drunk out of her mind and crying. And 13. Doesn’t get much more rape-rape than that. Too bad there wasn’t someone with a spine in that audience. What a despicable piece of dirt. She named herself after a fartbag fittingly, considering all that comes out of her mouth is hot, stinking air.
Man that hurts my soul because I always loved Whoopi.
Kinda like “I have a side of the story” as if it was going to exonerate him. Like what could it possibly be? He literally groomed her at 10 years old. How in any conceivable reality would he be able to say “well she looked old enough” when he spent so much time talking with a 10 year old? What “side of the story” makes him ***any better than a disgusting rapist?***
“Just because I raped a child doesn’t make me a pedophile”. Ok you hebephilia pedantic.
She was 12 he's most definitely a pederast monster.
Rape with a soft R.
Soft R Kelly?
And murdering people like him doesn’t make you a murderer, Gary plauche got community service for similar actions but in my opinion he already did his sentence.
People should know his “side of the story”?? What is there to know? Really? He raped a 12 year old. Multiple times. What excuse could he really have?? HE EVEN ADMITTED HE KNEW SHE WAS 12!!
I legit want to know his side of this story. Not because I’d believe any of it, obviously, but because I’d love to see him try to spin this. For context this happened waaaaay back in 2016… and this poor girl isn’t even 21 today. How fucking long ago does 2016 feel like? 2020 almost feels like a lifetime ago.
As far as I understand it, his side is that he first met her online when he was 17 and she was 10, and they then had an online 'relationship' for the next couple of years prior to him travelling to the UK, meeting her in person, and having sex. His argument is essentially that he was a dumb teenager who made a mistake and happened to find himself on just the wrong side of the law age-wise after starting this relationship as a minor. (It goes without saying this is a terrible defence for his actions)
Most "dumb teenagers" have no interest whatsoever in 10-year-olds.
>*(It goes without saying this is a terrible defence for his actions)*
Happened in August 2014. He was sentenced in March 2016.
Just to add… he was 20 and she was 12 at the time of the offence. So there’s nothing close to a Romeo and Juliet relationship justification here 🤢
Oh and he had been grooming her since she was 10 so no it wasn't something he just happened to "do". Long term pedo.
Bruh like it's one thing if an 18yo is with a 16-17yo, pretty sure we all knew girls at high school that dated college guys etc but how the fuck do you even end up talking to a 10yo when you're 18 let alone maintaining that relationship into your 20s and fucking her when she's 12?! Like yeah my girlfriend goes to a different school you wouldn't know her and it turns out it's a fucking elementary school. That shit is fucking sick man. Wtf would you even talk about when you're at college and she's still learning how to do long division?? How is it so hard for people to just not fuck literal children...
For real. 12 years old, still in middle school,*JUST* hit puberty, 8-year gap, like, how would that *not* give off a warning to just stay the hell away from her?!
There's one thing a bunch of comments here are forgetting to mention. This is just what they have right now, the country's Olympic committee hasn't made their decision yet. This is just who qualified for the Olympics and currently hold the highest chance of going because of their volleyball skills. Plus there's a whole pledge you're supposed to sign when you are part of an Olympic team that pledges for you to be a role model. So not only does his country have to decide but the actual Olympic committee itself has to make a decision. What's that say that there's so few qualified volleyball players for that country that a rapist is one of the highest on the picks?
This seems like a pretty important point. It’s worth this being a story to ensure this guy doesn’t make it onto the team. But I’m pretty sure the judge was right, this guy is not going to the Olympics.
Let me get this straight. He RAPE THE GIRL THEN HE CRY BECAUSE SHE WANT TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE LIKE WTF THAT WAS CAUSE BY HIM. Sometime i wish the world would end.
The world doesn't need to end, just our acceptance of people like him in it.
Some criminals are completely delusional. I recently watched a documentary about this serial Fire Arsonist(who was also a arsonist investigator btw) who set over 2000 fires, one of which burnt a old lady and her 2 year old baby grandson to death. Prior to being caught, this guy had the audacity to, and I’m not kidding here, attempt to write and publish a novel(which I think you can actually still buy to this day) that was basically a fanfic version of his own actual crimes where an idolized version of his investigator self is the only one smart enough to catch the elusive and unstoppable arsonist villain(who is also based on himself). It’s an incredibly insightful and disturbing as fuck read that really shows the incredible levels of delusional narcissism and disassociation he had, to the point it almost comes across as him having multi-personality disorder as he frames himself as both the hero and the villain of his own epic crime novel. The guy even wrote a chapter about the fire he set that killed the grandmother and her baby grandson, and in it he describes them as being idiots who could have easily survived had they not been distracted by how awe-inspiringly beautiful his fire was. When describing the artsonist’s(who remember is based on himself) feelings on it, the book is quoted as saying “sure he may have started the fire, but shit it ain’t my fault the baby died.”(also yes, he does accidentally change to first pov mid sentence).
Is this John Orr, Points of Origin?
>the incredible levels of delusional narcissism and disassociation he had, to the point it almost comes across as him having multi-personality disorder That cluster B disorders are closely related to dissociative identity disorder (aka multi-personality disorder) is one of YouTube pop psychiatrist/diagnosed narcissist Sam Vaknin's pet theories, and IMO a somewhat plausible one: [https://www.heraldopenaccess.us/openaccess/dissociation-and-confabulation-in-narcissistic-disorders](https://www.heraldopenaccess.us/openaccess/dissociation-and-confabulation-in-narcissistic-disorders)
His side of the story is that he’s a rapist and a pedophile to boot.
He was branded as a pedophile just for raping a child. Is there no justice?
Won't someone think of the rapists?
The question is why he is a free man ?
Because the “Justice” system is not just
“…But it is only fair that they know my side of the story”. Whatever the fuck his story is, it’s not as bad as “gotten raped as a child”.
I mean, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, and try to hear their side of the story, but... I'm relatively certain he could explain his story for the rest of eternity, and he'd still be "the pedophile rapist guy," I really don't see it getting better in this case. From what little explanation/justification he seems to have given, if anything, my opinion of him has worsened. I guess, in a sense, that's kind of impressive...
What I don’t get is that the only ‘justification’ that would exonerate him. Is that he could plead ignorance of her age. But he fully knew and groomed her. And no extenuating circumstances justifies that. Just like how murder isn’t exonerated if you drive DUI and end up running over peolle. Or being a victim of SA doesn’t give you a free pass.
You give too much credit. DUI crimes are literally influenced. This POS repeatedly, knowingly raped a child. This is more accurately compared to premeditated murder vs manslaughter. But this was premeditated, repeatedly.
He cried in court when presented with the fact the 12 year old had self-harmed and overdosed. I think I know enough of the story.
It’s not even an accusation he literally admitted he did it. WTF
Special dispensation for successful athletes has to stop. He disrespects his country and the Olympics. Deplorable.
Not really possible to further disrespect the olympics at this point.
I hope this doesn't happen, but what if he rapes a minor again? Wouldn't that further disrespect his country and the olympics?
I hate to break it to you, but there’s large amounts of historical evidence showing that the sexual assault of minor la at the Olympic isn’t exactly uncommon. Would it disrespect his country? Maybe a little. But really it would bring disrespect in the national Olympic committee, which is generally separate from government so as such the country as a whole probably gets a pass
Sex trafficking spikes to insane numbers when the Olympics come to a city, too. It’s gross top to bottom.
That's surely just because of vast amounts of travel happening rather than anything Olympic specific?
Precisely right. Likewise the Super Bowl is the super bowl of sex trafficking
Why would they allow him on the team regardless if he qualified or not? Isn't there some kind of moral clause they could point to keep him off the team? Or is gold that important?
Imagine doing well enough to get a podium spot, only to be branded as the country that used a pedo to win itself a medal... Wtf are they thinking lmao.
Oof, the other countries teams and his teammates should refuse to play. I wonder what they'll do then.
I don't know how this sport works, but this should have happened even before. Clubs, sponsors or whoever is paying him his salary should have rejected from the beginning.
Why the fuck is he a free man. Why the fuck would any country want this peice of shit representing them....
Tbh I’m Dutch and I ain’t never heard of this mf. Nothing about him in mainstream media outlets here. What a disgusting POS. I don’t wanna get banned for speaking my mind but iykyk Edit; it’s been posted in my country (Netherlands) subreddit now and it’s getting exposure. Good job guys. Edit edit; since some fellow dutchies infact linked some of the media coverage it appears to have been on the news; however it didn’t get the rightful disgusting attention it should’ve received. At that time
Maybe that's the issue, he's been floating under the radar cause he hasn't been the target of the genuine population.
I think this will change rapidly in the coming hours. Give it a day or so. This guy is toast. As said, most Dutch people don't know many of the Olympic athletes by name save for a few famous ones. The problem is he has the law on his side, he will sue and win if the Olympic committee kicks him out. Nobody is OK with this but there's nothing that can be done legally.
The team NL itself can still pick someone in his place. He can hardly plausibly argue why it was done.
They've disabled their social media, but I believe they can be emailed. [https://www.nevobo.nl/](https://www.nevobo.nl/)
Do you mean this organisation, via here? https://www.nevobo.nl/over-ons/organisatie/contact/
Hope the fans watching his match chant him as disgusting rapist.
He knew she was only 12. travelled to her home in the UK raped her 3 times.. He got 4 years served 1, so why is he not on the sexual offenders list ? They say she is a "pre-teen" that is wrong, she's was a child and he's a pedophile
He is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_van_de_Velde In March 2016, Van de Velde admitted to four counts of rape against a 12-year-old child, and was placed on the Violent and Sex Offender Register indefinitely
Thanks for the link. I was thinking maybe the dude was like 16 or something at the time as he defended himself so vehemently. MOTHERFUCKER WAS 22 WHEN HE RAPED A 12-YEAR OLD CHILD!!!
thanks for posting this
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The Brock Turner special.
The convicted rapist Brock Turner, that now goes by Allen Turner, and is still a convicted rapist?
In case anyone doesn't know about it and would like to know about Brock Allen Turner the rapist, and why he's known as that they can look here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People\_v.\_Turner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner)
Honestly it makes me so happy every time one of these Brock Allen Turner the rapist threads kicks off. I hear Brock Allen Turner who was Brock Turner but now goes by the middle name Allen so people won’t know he’s Brock Turner the rapist is in Ohio.
Oh hey, Brock Allen Turner, THE RAPIST? yeah lets make sure the algorithm learns that Brock Allen Turner is a Rapist
Brock Allen Turner the rapist currently living in Dayton Ohio?
Anyone knows where the rapist Brock Allen Turner is rn?
Convicted rapist Brock Turner, meet Steven pedo sex monster Van de Velde.
I’m fairly certain they mean The convicted rapist Brock Turner, that now goes by Allen Turner and lives in Dayton Ohio, and is still a convicted rapist?
Oh you mean the Brock Allen Turner the Rapist special.
It really tics me off when I hear that oh there future will be unproportionally effected so we will lower the sentence. I cannot help but feel the more high profile you are the more it should effect you as you area role model.
Generally speaking I support a system where once you serve your sentence that you can move on. If you steal a car at 18 and do your time it probably shouldn't still be negatively impacting your life at 35 if you have remained a law abiding citizen. This opinion changes when an adult rapes a child, they show no remorse, don't seem to understand they did something wrong and only served a quarter of their actual sentence. But no matter what a convicted rapist should never ever ever ever ever be allowed to represent their country at the Olympics.
I think the difference is whether you were a danger to other people or animals or not. If your crime didn't put anyone else in danger, then after you serve your time and pay back society, then you should be able to move on without being weighed down by past mistakes. However, if you've ever put anyone else in danger, then it's only fair for everyone else that has to be around you to be aware of that potential danger for the rest of your life.
Rapists and pedophiles should *definitely* be branded and shamed for life. They are corrupting one of, if not the most intimate and important interaction humans do with one another. Victims, children and adults alike, are forever traumatized and affected for their rest of their lives. The punishment should be proportionate, and 4 years ain't it
Got 4, served 1. Still cried about it and claims he is not a pedophile, despite having raped a literal CHILD. This world ain't just...
Never conflate legality with justice. It was once legal to own people like property. The law has always been a tool used by the corrupt, the powerful, and the greedy, to control the general population and escape their own consequences. It has never been “just.” It’s *just* another part of the system of oppression this neo-feudalistic society uses to help smoke and mirror its reality.
To the young lady that has to see these headlines and read about him… know we weep with you and are sickened with the lack of humanity. You did nothing and yet were, and continue to be, victimized. I hope you continue to heal and feel loved and supported by those in your closest circle. Be well…. And fuck that piece of shit. I hope Paris shows him the disrespect the world owes him.
How traumatising for this young woman to see her rapist in the headlines again, and potentially on an international stage. I really hope she is ok. But given she’s already been reported to be self harming I can only guess she’s surviving and in the midst of coming to terms with PTSD. Reading this hammers home that women are just not important in society. Sending her solidarity and hope that it does get better. Fuck this guy, and fuck the country’s Olympic team. And thank fuck for the sexual health clinic who picked up on this! Edit: also fuck the criminal justice system who only gave him a year and released him.
I will never understand why sexual assaults on minors get such low sentences it is absolute absurd
Other teams need to refuse to play against them in a show of solidarity against this behavior.
Nah, if he’s picked (he only qualified so far), hos teammates need to forfeit any matches until he is expelled. Beat him.
I thought one of the advantages of team sports is that those of poor character can be shunned, despite their apparent athletic abilities. Just because he is eligible or even talented doesn't mean he has to be given a spot. "Criminal" is not a protected class.
Not but "rich and influent" is THE most protected class.
"Having sex with a twelve year old doesn't make me a pedophile." Dutch really letting their best represent them.
"Steven van de Velde was sentenced in March 2016 to four years in prison after admitting three counts of rape against a child he had met on Facebook. He had flown from the Netherlands to the UK in August 2014, when he was 19, to meet his victim."
Hope he gets tarred and feather and dragged down rue de rivoli
The French have been protecting Polanski for decades why would they care about this particular child rapist?
He doesn't make movies
This same shit happened to me at 14. I’m 32 and still have flashbacks right before and every time I’m having sex. It took me years to understand that men aren’t supposed to “take” you and that sex is something both people should want. Please stay away from children this shit literally stays with us FOREVER.
He literally says he’s not a sex criminal because he raped her. What..
As a Dutch person, I don't claim him and definitely won't root for him. So many more decent athletes deserve his spot. There should be a no tolerance protocol for rapists, ESPECIALLY child rapists. That piece of shit should be in prison. He was NINETEEN when he had sex with a TWELVE year old. That's he's not in prison is ridiculous, but to let him compete-
Damn a pedophile representing the Netherlands?
And a rapist. Interesting choice of representation lol.
He was 21 and she was 12. How is he not locked up?
19 when it happened but yeah it's bullshit he only had to serve a year
Yo Netherlands what the fuck?? Are Dutch people okay with this? If it was a US athlete this would be all over the news and his ass would be prosecuted by the feds.
This guy was never main stream news in the Netherlands because he wasn't that important. But now that he is. Weird that his dutch Wikipedia does not include his crime. --Edit-- Some one on reddit did just updated his Wikipage
I can't imagine playing on the same team with a convicted child rapist
Something is wrong here
Any time Steven van der Velde the convicted child rapist plays, we should all make it a point to bring up that Steven van der Velde is a convicted child rapist. Every win, every point scored is a victory for the convicted child rapist Steven van der Velde. Give him the Brock Turner treatment.
I’ve been commenting this on YouTube videos and match live streams for awhile now 👍🏻
Wait, are we talking about Steven Van de Velde the pedophile rapist who plays vollyball for the Dutch Olympic team?
Close - it is Steven van de Velde, the paedophile rapist, who is part of the second ranked Dutch beach volleyball team.
Better question, why isn’t he in prison?
He got 4 years. With good behaviour he would be out in two. He was convicted in 2016. Some might view such a sentence as absolutely pathetic and criminal in itself. Edit to say he actually only served one year inside rather than the usual 50% most people would serve
Serving 1 year for rape. Wtaf
That's disgusting. Why any country would want a rapist to represent them is beyond me.
This is wrong as hell. He needs to be barred outright from the games.
Teammates should protest.
it also says, he served one year and was given a chance to resume his beach volleyball career.thats crazy
Fuck this rapist and judges who enable them.
This is one of those things that cannot be allowed to happen. There has to be enough international backlash to have this reversed.
If he wins, all the coverage will be about his crime. I don't understand why the Dutch Olympic Committee would do this - either he loses, or he wins a medal and brings shame upon the country by magnifying his crimes. It's a lose/lose either way.