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2024-08-15 13:01:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0EA70D2108F375D6BD6E15A603D87033460B76679BBA5F8BBF6EC6936A8B2D41
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News report inaccurately distances Van de Velde from his crime. He was 19 when he travelled to UK to meet 12-year-old girl who he'd met online months before. He knew she was a child. He raped her 3 times. She said he hurt her. He remains on sex offenders' register to this day. https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/sports-star-who-raped-child-sentenced-in-aylesbury-786210
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