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2024-08-15 21:39:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9C0D514E405C74FAE244864CB7D6359E16ACBBD7474896A4CD83D1CEF298FD5D
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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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