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2024-08-15 17:09:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CC99A4573208905CB875A1784D9C72E6EF75536A385C6A3C42DAD9E710CBD80A
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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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