In 2016, Steven van de Velde pleaded guilty to three counts of raping a 12-year British schoolgirl. On Sunday, the registered sex offender was knocked out of the Paris Olympics.
    • Bremmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      4 months ago

      He groomed the child for YEARS before he raped her. It’s wild you’re defending this

      Edit: I can’t find the article I thought I read about him first meeting the child when they were 10

    • chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      42·
      4 months ago

      There’s a pretty obvious difference between a kid who’s 12, and someone you could reasonably mistake for being an adult (UK age of consent is 16).