Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde is allowed to attend the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics despite his previous conviction for raping a minor but is banned from the athlete’s village for the event, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Van de Velde, now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for raping a 12-year-old girl he met online when he was 19. Despite being released in 2017, the repercussions of his actions continue to haunt him as he competes on the world stage. Safety concerns have escalated as Van de Velde qualified to represent the Netherlands at the Olympics, In respons…
