Steven Van de Velde

Steven Van de Velde (born 8 August 1994 in Den Haag) is a Dutch Beachvolleyball player. Van de Velde won the Dutch national championships Under-20 in 2011.Visóade In 2016 he was accused of raping a minor while travelling to England.

In March 2016, Van de Velde admitted to four counts of rape against a 12 year old child, and was placed on the Violent and Sex Offender Register indefinitely. He was sentenced to serve four years in a UK prison. Commenting on the case, Detective Constable Tejinder Sidhu of Thames Valley Police explained, 'Van de Velde travelled over to the UK where he raped a child who he had befriended on social media while being aware of her age.'