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The new rating platform is so disappointing (for all the reasons others have mentioned). Does anyone know if there are plans to upgrade it? It's hard to believe USATT would settle with something so inferior. I remember the Simply Complete platform wasn't great in the beginning but gradually...

Okay, correct - I didn't see that before.

It's notable that the news story - though correcting the headline - still has in the body of the article: "Samson Dubina was arrested in July 2023 and charged with sexual imposition. Dubina pleaded guilty Friday, June 28 in Barberton Municipal Court.". They don't bother stating what he...

FYI - Here is Dubina's current status with USATT. I'm sure it will get updated soon. What I don't understand is...does it currently forbid him from participating in USATT sanctioned tournaments? It only mentions Olympic ParOlympic, etc. Is it playing or just coaching? It's not clear to me...

My response would be - yes it's quite possible. Sexual imposition against a minor is very hard to prove (especially because unlike rape, there is usually no physical evidence left behind). People who perpetrate these crimes are usually smart enough to commit them when no one is there to witness...

I meant the guilty plea refers to some aspect of the original case. What's wrong with saying "take it leave it". I'm referring to the current laws on the books. I'm saying in the eyes of the law, M1 is deemed more serious, regardless of what opinions people may have.

I agree that the plea deal, without a thorough public accounting of fact, is an unsatisfying resolution. I consulted AI on the topic. " The outcome of this case, where a table tennis coach was charged with the sexual imposition of a teenage girl but accepted a plea deal to plead guilty to an...

With a plea deal, the case doesn't go to trial, so the public doesn't get to hear the details of the specific harm. But as Referee2 pointed out, he is still pleading guilty to some aspect of the original charge: "You don't get convicted of an act. You get convicted of violating one or multiple...

Referee2's explanation still stands. The news channel merely corrected their language to be legally correct.

Thank you for such a clear explanation! I really don't understand how anyone could take offense.

By obtuseness, I don't mean it in a personal way. Obviously everyone on here (and most people who play TT) have pretty high IQs. I was referring to the rigidly objective criteria that is being used by some to determine whether Samson actually did "anything really serious" versus using a bit of...

"Why should a potential sex offender not be on the sex offender registry? To whose benefit is that? If they were willing to allow that, does that mean they are okay with him doing what he did to other people?" Good question. Because the justice system - especially when it comes to sex crimes -...

You said "you and a few others are (it seems) hell bent on convincing everyone that he's guilty of something heinous, which in all likelihood he is not." I'm not sure about you but I'd label any type of a assault against a child from an adult in a position of trust and authority as...

The answer is 'no' he will not be on the sex offender registry. I have tried to present factual information and am generally a patient person, but I find the obtuseness cloaked in "objectivity" here a bit maddening. "Why not find him guilty of the original charges?" Because the prosecutor and...

You may want to study the police report. There has to be an investigation and grand jury ruling before an indictment and an arrest can be made. And note that two different minors were victimized. Why would you say he "in all likelihood is not". guilty of a crime? 90% of all cases in America end...