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/Morrinn3 3d ago

“It has been the biggest mistake of my life.”

Traveling overseas to drug and repeatedly rape a 12 year old isn’t exactly a “mistake”. It’s not an “oopsie” like accidentally dialing the wrong number, or hit Reply All to a work e-mail… He’s treating this like some unfortunate situation that happened to him, when it is a fucking crime he planned in advance and executed over the course of several days.

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u/averageuhbear 3d ago

Or even an oopsie like Josh Giddy, who was 19 and hooked up with someone underage who was at an 18+ club.