https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cpd9e0r2dxmo
Bruh.
Honestly, it was the right decision, but still.
Bruh moment.
@Aldo2 why are we letting convicted child rapists enter the Olympics
@beardalaxy it's a Dutch thing.
He was 19 and she was 12, the "rape" is basically statuatory - they "performed sexual acts" 3 times together.
In his British conviction, it mentions rape, but in his Dutch conviction, it only mentions "fornication".
Even on his Wiki page, it says his "victim" tried committing suicide when she heard he was arrested because she felt guilty.
You can say what you want about where that "guilt" came from, but I think this case is ridiculous.
He said that he thought she was older. A 19 year old dating a 16 year old isn't bad, by Dutch standards at least.
Actually, fuck that, I even made a post here about a friend I had who was 17 or 18 dating a 12 or 13 year old. They never got caught, and I'm not going to name them, but come the fuck on.
This shit is ridiculous.
@Aldo2 idk what kind of dude can't tell the difference between a 12 and a 16 year old tbh. if he had actually taken his responsibility as an adult seriously maybe that girl wouldn't have felt guilty and tried to kill herself. i say we throw him to the wolves
honestly i think two minors in their teens dating each other is fine, especially if the parents know and are making sure things are all good. but an adult "performing sexual acts" with a 12 year old... nahhh man that ain't it.
@beardalaxy bruh, my friend had the "parental consent" of the girl's family.
They were dating before I became friends with them.
So, basically they met when she was 9 or 10 and he was like 15 or something. Real "babysitter romance".
They were still dating when he was in uni and she was 14, so...
In fact, he was such a "gentleman" that he waited till she was 16 to "penetrate" her.
But you agree with me then, that his only real "crime" was that he didn't stay and try to legitimize the relationship (at least to the extent that the family knew).
All that prosecuting and then hounding people like this is going to do is drive ordinary people who aren't abusers who are in relations with "minors" (I'm really beginning to hate this term) further into hiding their totally normal relationships. It gaslights people into believing that they're not just criminals, but the worst criminals out there.
It's lumping in non-abusers with abusers of the worst type.
@beardalaxy also, it's amazing that the Wiki page is being edited and re-edited in real-time...