'Not allowed on our team' - Australian chief wouldn't pick Dutch convicted rapist for Olympics

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Anna Meares was clear that convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde would not have been selected to participate for Australia. The 29-year-old served 13 months of a four-year sentence after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19.

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