2024 Dutch Olympic squad includes convicted rapist, Steven van de Velde, in alternative accommodation and media ban.
Dutch Olympic committee places convicted rapist Steven van de Velde in alternative accommodation and bans him from speaking to the media following his inclusion in the Netherlands' squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2016, served 12 months of a four-year sentence and resumed his volleyball career. Australia's Olympic team chief, Anna Meares, states that a convicted rapist would not be selected for the Australian Olympic team due to stringent policies on safeguarding.
July 22, 2024
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