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A senior official with the Dutch Olympic committee has insisted that a convicted child rapist in its beach volleyball team is not a paedophile, in an email seen by the Guardian.

A concerned British man who has lived in the Netherlands for more than a decade, wrote to the Dutch Olympic committee and called the inclusion of Steven van de Velde in the team “a stain on the Dutch national side”. In a reply the Dutch Olympic committee spokesperson wrote: “Steven is NOT a peadophile [sic]; you really don’t think that de Dutch NOC would send someone to Paris who IS a real risk? No, he isn’t a risk.”

There has been mounting public anger at the presence of the beach volleyball player Van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016. Earlier this week the International Olympic Committee faced calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024. The IOC has said the selection of athletes for the Games was the responsibility of individual committees.

There has been mounting public anger at the presence of the beach volleyball player Van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016. Earlier this week the International Olympic Committee faced calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024. The IOC has said the selection of athletes for the Games was the responsibility of individual committees.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well actually, If you set aside her age it wouldn't be rape at all, since it's statutory rape. She technically consented and did things herself. But of course since she's a child she can't consent, she was manipulated by someone much older.

My point is her age is very important and should definitely not be set aside.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She technically consented

He got her drunk... Not only she was too young to consent, he made her drunk this invalidating any chance for valid consent even if she was much older.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They talked for a long time through messaging before hand and talked about having sex. Either way, she couldn't consent she was just a child. Disgusting.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Nothing you are saying mitigates this in any way. She was 12. None of the shit leading up to it should have happened either. If anything that makes it worse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

While controversial, comment OPs point is a response to taking age out of the equation. All they are saying is that you shouldn't do that. They're not saying "It's not rape," or that he "isn't a rapist." Which... You seem to be agreeing with.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well actually, If you set aside her age it wouldn’t be rape at all, since it’s statutory rape.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

If adults talked about having sex, got drunk, and had sex, I don't think people would generally consider it rape. That one of the people involved was 12 is what makes it absolutely rape and utterly disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago