I decided to look up the law in the Netherlands, in case "fornication" was a matter of mistranslation or something, and sadly it turns out it means the same thing as it does here.
The Netherlands has very recently changed their law so that the crime of rape does not require violence or the threat of violence. When this piece of shit was convicted it didn't matter that his victim hadn't consented, because he didn't beat her up as well.
That law literally changed
this month. The very same month a high-profile perpetrator of that crime was chosen to be a hero for the country.
The beach volleyball player was previously convicted and sentenced for raping a 12-year-old girl. But he will compete in Paris for the Netherlands.
www.si.com
I don't think people should be punished forever for their crimes once they're rehabilitated, but this guy wasn't punished at all and, from his lack of remorse, doesn't seem to have been rehabilitated.
And if you're put forward to represent your country, in a role people hero-worship, then you should be held to higher standards than for any old job. You shouldn't be expected to be perfect by any means, but "not being a child rapist" is hardly too much to ask, is it?