Child Rapist Cries After Being Booed at Paris Olympics

A convicted child rapist who represented the Netherlands in beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics broke down in tears Tuesday while reflecting on his experience at the Games.

Steven van de Velde was booed during his matches which took place at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in the heart of the French capital. The 30-year-old’s participation at the Games was highly controversial given his conviction and status as a registered sex offender in the U.K.

In 2014, a then-19-year-old Van de Velde traveled to Britain to meet a 12-year-old girl he’d met on Facebook, fully aware of her age. In 2016, he pleaded guilty to raping the schoolgirl and was sentenced to four years in prison. Van de Velde served 12 months behind bars in Britain before being transferred to the Netherlands where he was released a month later.

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