A Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago will represent the Netherlands at this year’s Olympics. Steven van de Velde, who is now 29, raped a 12-year-old girl in 2014 after travelling from his homeland to England, according to British media. He was then sentenced to four years in an English prison in 2016, but was released and travelled home to the Netherlands in 2017.
“Because of the second chance I got from my parents, my friends, acquaintances and colleagues, who accepted me again after the biggest misstep of my then young life. “I am also grateful to the Dutch volleyball federation, because they offered me, with clear conditions and agreements, a future in this beautiful sport again.
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