# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)

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**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1936 "2024-07-25T01:04:58Z")

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[The Netherlands is sending someone who raped a child to participate in the Olympics.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/sent-jail-raping-child-dutch-130101163.html) (The link goes to Yahoo.)

> The Netherlands’ Olympic chief has said he is “surprised” at reactions towards [Steven van de Velde](https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Steven%20van%20de%20Velde), the Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago and who will represent the Netherlands at this year’s [Olympics](https://cnn.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo).
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> Van de Velde, who is now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2014 for raping the girl who was aged 12, according to [British media](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35861441). He was released in 2017.
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> He has now been selected to represent the Netherlands in beach volleyball for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.

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