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2024-08-16 15:56:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 80FEC7D7A6EAF70D7AFE45AA8A00E81AD45FDDBEB9E9A383531FE8B6432A7BD3
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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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