Olympic child rapist Steven van de Velde weeps as he's finally knocked out of the Games

Steven van de Velde, a Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted rapist, has been knocked out of the Paris Olympics . Van de Velde and his partner Matthew Immers were defeated by Brazil in straight sets on Sunday night, marking the end of their 2024 Games journey.

Van de Velde was found guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl back in 2016 . The 29-year-old served a 13-month prison sentence in England following his conviction.

Throughout the competition in Paris - where he has been housed privately for safety reasons - he has been met with a chorus of boos.

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Despite calls from victims, advocates, lawmakers, and fans for Van de Velde to be banned from the Olympics, the IOC was unable to prevent the Netherlands from sending him to France . However, after being eliminated, he is now set to return home.

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The Dutch team ended with a 1-2 record in pool play, winning the three-way tiebreaker due to a higher ratio of sets won and lost. In his fourth and final match, Van de Velde, who was booed each time he served, was beaten to his serve as Evandro delivered the winning spike to win 21-16, 21-16.

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Brazil's victory means they advance to the next round while the Netherlands is out. After the match, Van de Velde and Immers exchanged pleasantries with their victorious opponents and the officials before the 29-year-old left the court.

Van de Velde has maintained silence with the press throughout the competition, yet Immers gave a glimpse into their sentiments post-defeat, indicating both experienced emotional moments and tears after the elimination.

"It was an emotional roller coaster. I see it that way," Immers expressed. "We fought. We enjoyed every moment. So I'm really proud of that."

"It was the coolest stadium I ever played in... I'm sad that we couldn't show our level. But everything around it, I enjoyed it."

Addressing Van de Velde's state, he remarked: "If I can speak for him, after the match we lost, we were disappointed. But we said to each other: 'Look what we did together. Look how hard we fought with all the attention.' We stayed together."

"We cried together off the field and said, 'OK, let's just enjoy this moment.' And we did that. So I'm happy we did it that way."

In the face of criticism, Immers and Van de Velde are holding firm as a duo for the European Championships in their homeland. Immers declared: "We still got a ninth on our first Olympics. And I'm proud of that. And we keep on going."