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2024-08-16 08:50:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9123A7CC5F1CB1D8EC9A231A3C0EC26F200D58D0ADFA56828651E271952502C4
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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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