Dutch volleyball player who raped 12 year old British girl qualifies for Olympics

Which means he has freedom to go about his life, unlike his victim.
The Dutch sports authorities had the freedom to exclude a predatory child rapist from representing their country but chose to include him. Disgusting.

I've just read contemporaneous news reports, and I see that his self-pitying statement
"I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not."
was made after he got out of prison early.
So the time - gosh, twelve whole months! - he served for raping a 12-year-old did absolutely nothing to 'rehabilitate' him, he came out as much of a self-pitying child rapist as he went in.

A quote from the rapist areswipe
I do want to correct all the nonsense that has been written about me when I was locked up. I did not read any of it, on purpose, but I understand that it was quite bad, that I have been branded as a sex monster, as a paedophile. That I am not, really not.
“Everyone can have their opinion about me, but it is only fair if they also know my side of the story”

He thinks he has a "side" to this "story"! I am so fucking angry. It's not a a "story" . He is a predatory groomer who raped a 12 year old child ffs.

And as for the Dutch Volleyball and Olympic associations who are proud to have him represent their country, and the team players who consent to play in a team with him, I have nothing but abject contempt. Let them look at their daughters, sisters, nieces and take just a second to consider the reality of what they support.

Sentenced to 4 years and he served just 1 year. For raping a child aged 10. That’s justice, is it?

To me it says “Do what you like like, lads.” More importantly, that’s what it says to would-be rapists.

I remember when Olympian athletes were people to be looked up to and admired, not known and convicted child rapists.

How?? Just how can anyone think this is ok?

Nothing about serving a sentence means that a country is compelled to consider the incident erased and that it's a good idea for a child rapist to represent their country.

Fuck.Ing.Hell.

He doesn't like to be referred to as pedophile.

Thas what happens when you knowingly groom and sleep with a preteen girl. You are known as a pedophile.

That is appalling. Simply shameful from everyone involved.

What a disgusting premeditated crime. Shame on everyone involved in getting him into the Olympics. Why aren't there procedures in place to make sure this was career ending? Not least the massive social-shame that should make people disassociate from him.

This Brock-Turner-esque privilege for sexual assault and rape related crime needs to end. Whether it's sports, music, or whatever, these vile men are somehow still lauded, and the messages it sends to both men and women is clear.

Sentenced to 4 years for raping a child, did just 12 months of it inside, and the judge referred to his Olympic dream being over - which may have been factored into the short sentence.
That factor no longer exists, so it's now just 4 years for raping a child, and only 12 months served.

He got four years and served twelve months for multiply raping a 12 year old. Absolutely sickening. Also sickening that the Dutch volleyball organisation selected him.

Because he has served his sentence.

This was posted at 9.26. It's now 9.43. I haven't commented since 9.26 because I honestly cannot find the words to express how horrifying this is.. I won't even try, but I want to at least put down a marker that this is beyond unacceptable.