Netherlands beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde has been banned from entering Australia for the looming world titles.

Van de Velde had been named in a Dutch team to contest the world championships in Adelaide starting on 14 November, but the Australian government rejected his visa application. Dutch beach volleyball player who raped child breaks silence over Olympics Read more

“The government will continue to use every tool we have available to ensure that Australians can be safe and feel safe in their communities,” Tony Burke, the minister for home affairs, said.

In 2016, the Dutchman was sentenced to four years in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of raping a 12-year-old British girl he initially met on social media.

The offences took p

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