"Lucca van der Woude - a former Harvard-Westlake School standout once considered a future Olympic prospect - is the son of longtime film assistant director Thomas "Basti" van der Woude, the Daily Mail reported. The elder van der Woude has worked on dozens of major productions over the past three decades including "Fast & Furious 5," "Thor: The Dark World," "Battleship," and the AMC television series "Fear the Walking Dead.""
"Romain - the only black player on the team - alleges van der Woude repeatedly hurled racial slurs and sexually assaulted him during practices and team activities while they were minors at the ultra-exclusive school in the Hollywood Hills. Van der Woude was arrested on campus in February 2024 and later admitted in juvenile court to sexual penetration of a minor with a foreign object."
"Van der Woude's mother, Nilda, allegedly served as the water polo team's "team mom," coordinating logistics and communications for parents - a role that the lawsuit claims helped cement the younger van der Woude's standing on the squad, the Daily Mail reported."
Lucca van der Woude, a former Harvard-Westlake School water polo standout and Olympic prospect, is accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing and racially tormenting his Black teammate Aidan Romain. Van der Woude's father, Thomas "Basti" van der Woude, is an accomplished film assistant director who has worked on major productions including "Ocean's Eleven," "Castaway," and "Fast & Furious 5," and won a Director's Guild of America award in 2016. Romain alleges he endured months of racist harassment and sexual assault during practices and team activities while both were minors. Van der Woude was arrested on campus in February 2024 and admitted in juvenile court to sexual penetration of a minor with a foreign object. The lawsuit also names another player, Connor Kim.
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