Dutch admit ‘we are protecting a convicted child rapist, yes’ at Paris Olympics

Steven van de Velde was ushered away from the press after being roundly booed during his first match in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower

Steven van de Velde was booed by the crowd at the beach volleyball Credit: Getty Images/Cameron Spencer

The Dutch Olympic team have explicitly admitted that they are shielding Steven van de Velde, the beach volleyball player who made his Games debut here on Sunday despite being convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19, from talking publicly about his past...

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