Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, spoke out for the first time since controversy over his admittance into the Olympic Games. Van de ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Netherlands’ Olympic chief has said he is “surprised” at reactions towards Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball ...

A convicted child rapist was booed by spectators as he competed in beach volleyball at the Olympic Games on Sunday. Steven van de Velde, a Dutch beach volleyball athlete now ranked 10th in the world ...

PARIS (AP) — Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016, was eliminated from the Paris Olympics on Sunday night when he and ...

Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was charged and convicted of the rape of a 12-year-old, will be competing in the Paris Olympics with the backing of the Dutch Volleyball Federation and ...

A Dutch men’s volleyball player, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2016, was booed during his team’s opening match at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Steven van de Velde’s record ...

PARIS — Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for having sex with a 12-year-old girl, received a mixture of boos and applause when he was introduced before ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016, said Tuesday that he considered quitting the Paris Olympics ...