Dutch volleyballer and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde denied visa to enter Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/convicted-child-rapist-denied-visa-the-abc-understands/105941368

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null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 307d (1 reply)

I'm really quite enjoying our current government's penchant for denying high profile visas.

First ye, then that conservative bitch, now this guy.

Kinda wondering who we can do next honestly. I'm hoping it's someone more controversial.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 307d

Do Trump. Do it, do it, do it, do it.

LefterShark@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 307d (3 replies)

Wasn't he in the news a few years ago?

pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 307d (2 replies)

Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde? Yeah. He was.

BreakStopReturn@programming.dev · 8 pts · 307d (1 reply)

What was convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde in the news for again?

null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 307d

IIRC convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde was competing at the olympics, and took an attitude of "I've served my time", not showing much remorse. As in he felt as though it was unfair to talk about his crimes - specifically, that of raping a child - because he had spent a few months in jail and now he was an amazing athlete.

qarbone@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 307d

Really buried the lede with those labels. Doesn't feel like the volleyball really factors into what he has going on...