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2024-08-16 16:54:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CD9CCE4715A1FEB962BC73AE5E5B30DE346AD0FAAB85BFA36FA3E2F9EBE0FE3E
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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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