People urge Olympic committee to take action against volleyball player convicted of raping 12-year-old competing

Convicted rapist and volleyball player Steven van de Velde will compete in the Paris Olympics and the IOC is facing calls to investigate

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Topics: Olympics, Sport, World News

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

People urge Olympic committee to take action against volleyball player convicted of raping 12-year-old competing

Convicted rapist and volleyball player Steven van de Velde will compete in the Paris Olympics and the IOC is facing calls to investigate

People urge Olympic committee to take action against volleyball player convicted of raping 12-year-old competing

Convicted rapist and volleyball player Steven van de Velde will compete in the Paris Olympics and the IOC is facing calls to investigate

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