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Van de Velde, who is now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping the British girl. He had flown to England to meet her in 2014 with full knowledge of her age, having met her on Facebook.

When he was sentenced Judge Sheridan told him: “Prior to coming to this country you were training as a potential Olympian. Your hopes of representing your country now lie as a shattered dream.” The court heard that his victim had self-harmed and taken an overdose.

Van de Velde served 12 months in a British prison, before being transferred to his home country where he was released after a further month. He has since gone on to play internationally for the Netherlands.

Andrea Simon, executive director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition said Van de Velde’s inclusion in the Games sent a “worrying message” to men who commit rape “that there will unlikely be any consequences, and therefore no deterrent”.

SunnyDliteKid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 5:16 am Yes, I just saw a tiktok about this. It seems enough is never enough. No one can ever serve enough time. They want even more and more punitive actions, and more and more laws criminalizing more actions. No forgiveness for the "criminal" , no amount of restitution will ever bbe enough.

Fragment wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 1:48 pm Ten years ago a 19-year-old was convicted of statutory rape with a 12-year-old, and served his time. A decade later he's completed an extensive rehabilitation programme and experts had concluded there was no risk of him reoffending, but nonetheless people want him kicked from the Games. When is doing your time enough? What is the point of a criminal sentence if society won't let you reintegrate back into normal life?

Van de Velde, who is now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping the British girl. He had flown to England to meet her in 2014 with full knowledge of her age, having met her on Facebook.

When he was sentenced Judge Sheridan told him: “Prior to coming to this country you were training as a potential Olympian. Your hopes of representing your country now lie as a shattered dream.” The court heard that his victim had self-harmed and taken an overdose.

Van de Velde served 12 months in a British prison, before being transferred to his home country where he was released after a further month. He has since gone on to play internationally for the Netherlands.

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Rin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:32 am

Fragment wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 1:48 pm Ten years ago a 19-year-old was convicted of statutory rape with a 12-year-old, and served his time. A decade later he's completed an extensive rehabilitation programme and experts had concluded there was no risk of him reoffending, but nonetheless people want him kicked from the Games. When is doing your time enough? What is the point of a criminal sentence if society won't let you reintegrate back into normal life?

Van de Velde, who is now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping the British girl. He had flown to England to meet her in 2014 with full knowledge of her age, having met her on Facebook.

When he was sentenced Judge Sheridan told him: “Prior to coming to this country you were training as a potential Olympian. Your hopes of representing your country now lie as a shattered dream.” The court heard that his victim had self-harmed and taken an overdose.

Van de Velde served 12 months in a British prison, before being transferred to his home country where he was released after a further month. He has since gone on to play internationally for the Netherlands.

Story here

This double standard that people have towards teens must stop, it is reaching such absurd levels that at any moment there will be a bloodbath.On the other hand, people don't care about the justice system, they only use it when suits them, or they jump when someone goes beyond the extremist standards to ruin their lives.