Van de Velde was booed and jeered while competing at the Games. Dutch Olympic officials went to lengths to protect him from the press during the event.

He has now opened up to Dutch publication NOS about his experience, admitting that while he anticipated backlash, the intensity of it took him by surprise. "I definitely had a moment of breaking down, both before the tournament and during it. But I thought ‘I’m not going to give others the power to bully me away or get me away’.

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    3 months ago

    Dude. She was 12. Have you eve spent time around 12-year-old girls? This is some sick, “she led me on” shit.

    Also, who wrote these case notes and please show them to me. You also claimed he apologized and I’ve seen no sign of that either.