Dutch Olympian who raped a 12-year-old girl ‘is not a paedophile’, official says

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/27/dutch-olympian-who-raped-a-12-year-old-girl-is-not-a-paedophile-official-says

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.