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Dutch volleyballer and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde denied visa to enter Australia (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 5 months ago by Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

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

[–] LefterShark@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] BreakStopReturn@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago

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 1 points 5 months ago

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