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GB News slammed with Ofcom complaints as Olympian’s child rape charges are compared to a holiday ‘romance’

GB News is facing a string of Ofcom complaints after the programme discussed the charges of Olympian Steven Van de Velde.

GB News is facing major backlash and a flurry of Ofcom complaints after discussing Dutch volleyball player Steven Van de Velde’s shocking “child rape” charges. Steven Van de Velde is a professional volleyball player (Credit: Marcus Brandt/DPA/Cover Images) Another wrote: “Another Olympic hate-watch session coming up soon. She had said: “It’s a tough thing to do to punish him twice and if he’s managed to successfully turn his life around after being sent to prison and to qualify and be playing sport at the highest level, then I actually wish him the best of luck.”

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