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Convicted Child Rapist Athlete Booed at Olympics Beach Volleyball

VICTIM WAS 12

Controversy swirls around Steven van de Velde, a Dutch Olympian, who served time for raping a 12-year-old school girl just eight years ago.

Ben Sherwood
Ben Sherwood 

Publisher & CEO

Steven van de Velde hitting a beach volleyball
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Ben Sherwood

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