Australian Government Bans Dutch Volleyball Player
The Australian government has rejected a visa application from Steven van de Velde, a Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted rapist.
Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in jail in 2016 for pleading guilty to three counts of raping a 12-year-old girl he met on social media.
- The offences took place in August 2014, when van de Velde was 19 years old.
- He served 12 months of his sentence and resumed his volleyball career in 2018.
The Australian government has rejected the visa application of van de Velde, who was named in a Dutch team to contest the world championships in Adelaide.
Author's summary: Australia bans convicted rapist from entering the country.
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