A story on Sunday, March 2, with the headline, “Despite arrest, no-contact order, court admission, water polo star continues to compete and teach,” incorrectly stated that Lucca van der Woude, 17, admitted in a Nov. 7 juvenile court hearing to committing aggravated sexual battery. Van der Woude admitted to the offense of sexual penetration with a foreign object (digital penetration) against a minor. At the hearing, as part of his plea agreement with prosecutors, one of two charges of this offense was dropped. The remaining charge will be dismissed if van der Woude fulfills the terms of his probation. Also, while the court discussed the obligation to pay restitution to the victims, it did not set an amount at the hearing or issue an order of restitution, as previously published. The victim impact statement read at the November hearing was not sworn.
The story also included a reference to an incident committed in the Harvard-Westlake locker room against Player Z. The specific incident was not committed by van der Woude.
In declining to comment about the juvenile case, van der Woude’s attorney cited confidentiality concerns.
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