r/nottheonion • u/DerangedUnicorn27 • 4d ago

Convicted child rapist qualifies for Olympics

https://www.newsweek.com/steven-van-de-velde-dutch-beach-volleyball-olympics-1918442
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u/x3tan 3d ago

Doesn't help that even following "rehabilitation", he's not because he doesn't seem to have any remorse about it. He apparently groomed her from 10years old.

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u/Fus_Roh_Nah_Son 3d ago

yanno maybe the sentence should be longer than the actual crime

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u/dtwhitecp 3d ago

"it's been the biggest mistake of my life" sounds like remorse, for what it's worth

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u/ferret_80 3d ago

Remorse for getting caught, for loosing a year of his life. He's not remorseful for grooming and raping a child. He did not care at all about the girl at trial.