Steven Van de Velde

Steven Van de Velde (born 8 august 1994 in Den Haag) is a Dutch Beachvolleyball player. Van de Velde won the dutch national championships Under-20 in 2011.Visóade [1] In 2016 he was accused of raping a minor while travelling to England.[2]

In March 2016, Van de Velde admitted to four counts of rape against a 12 year old child, and was placed on the Violent and Sex Offender Register indefinitely.[3] He was sentenced to serve four years in a UK prison.[4] Commenting on the case, Detective Constable Tejinder Sidhu of Thames Valley Police explained, 'Van de Velde travelled over to the UK where he raped a child who he had befriended on social media while being aware of her age.'[5]

References

  1. ↑ Voorburg, 10 August 2011 pagr 12
  2. ↑ "Dutch man admits he came to the UK to rape a British girl, 12". Mail Online. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dutch volleyball star jailed for raping 12-year-old British girl after meeting her on Facebook". Mail Online. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dutch volleyball player jailed for raping girl, 12, he met on Facebook". BBC News. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dutch volleyball star jailed for raping 12-year-old British girl after meeting her on Facebook". Mail Online. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.


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