"Van der Woude was arrested on Harvard-Westlake's campus in February 2024 after another parent complained to police that their son had also been abused, the outlet reported. By that time 17, he was ordered to complete probation and pay $50,000 in restitution under a plea deal with Los Angeles County prosecutors that dropped a more serious charge - the restitution remains unpaid, per the outlet."
"The family of a black water polo player, Aidan Romain, who says he was sexually abused and racially harassed by van der Woude at the elite Harvard-Westlake School was forced to sell their beloved six-bedroom $5 million Bel Air mansion after pulling him out of the school and sending him to Europe, according to the Daily Mail."
"The accused athlete, Lucca van der Woude, admitted in juvenile court to sexual penetration of a minor with a foreign object, and was ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution in November 2024, according to court records reviewed by the Daily Mail."
Lucca van der Woude, a water polo player at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, was arrested in February 2024 after being accused of sexually abusing and racially harassing a Black teammate, Aidan Romain. Court records reveal van der Woude had previously been convicted in juvenile court of sexual penetration of a minor with a foreign object, receiving a plea deal that required $50,000 in restitution, which remains unpaid. Following the alleged abuse, Romain's family withdrew him from the school and relocated him to Europe for continued training. The family subsequently sold their six-bedroom Bel Air mansion for $5.1 million in November 2024 to facilitate the move.
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