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2024-08-15 16:32:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FCF82A4B1413EF61C405695F6608D3D81D612681E9B7DEC9A5B7B4B8F14E799B
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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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