The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed reservations around the presence of Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde over a child rape conviction but has also stressed that rehabilitation is taking place. Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain in 2016 for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2014. He was 19 at the time and after serving part of his sentence, he was transferred to the Netherlands. Van de Velde’s participation in the Olympics has polarized opinion, and the Dutch Olympic Committee has announced that the 29-year-old, who will be competing wi…