The disgraced athlete has been followed around Paris by a security team since arriving over fears for his safety
DUTCH child rapist Steven van de Velde has been banished from the Paris Olympics athletes’ village amid outrage over his inclusion at the Games.
The Dutch Olympic committee has told the world the volleyball star has shown “self-insight and reflection” despite keeping him away from the other athletes and media at the Games.
Van de Velde, now 29, has faced heavy criticism for his inclusion at the event after he groomed a 12-year-old British girl online before raping her a decade ago.
Fans and human rights groups have labelled the move a “shameful appointment” to allow him to compete.
As 81,000 people signed a damming petition calling for all known sex offenders to be banned from the Olympics indefinitely.
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