Samson Dubina?

[KTableTennis]

Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out for a little info because I have a long term sponsership oportunity with samson dubina. I have heard some things about him but I am not sure, so I could use a little more information. Thanks!

 

[plunder]

who is sponsor who?

 

[KTableTennis]

who is sponsor who?

samson dubina sponsering me

 

[joshmak10]

Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out for a little info because I have a long term sponsership oportunity with samson dubina. I have heard some things about him but I am not sure, so I could use a little more information. Thanks!

Have you heard about what he did…

 

[plunder]

then keep it (the relationship) professional and clean ... don't collect and listen to rumors by third parties.
you can see him on the Power Pong yt channel, he is the face of the PP brand

 

[KTableTennis]

then keep it (the relationship) professional and clean ... don't collect and listen to rumors by third parties.
you can see him on the Power Pong yt channel, he is the face of the PP brand

thanks, what do you mean by rumors

 

[Jslick89]

Google his name and look at the news articles.

 

[KTableTennis]

Google his name and look at the news articles.

I did it just said stuff like former us national team member and head of samson dubina table tennis academy, but there was one thing saying there were false rumors about sexual assult

 

[KTableTennis]

and I am wondering is this true? if it is true and it did happen around 3 years ago, did he change? is he a good person now? I am trying to figure out if I should take this sponsorship

 

[Jslick89]

I did it just said stuff like former us national team member and head of samson dubina table tennis academy, but there was one thing saying there were false rumors about sexual assult

These are not rumors. Of course, i dont think theres a way to know the full details of the case because a minor was involved but here are the news articles confirming that Samsun plead guilty to certain sexual crimes against a minor:

Summit County coach pleads guilty to crime against a teenager

Samson Dubina is the owner/coach of the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy.

www.cleveland19.com

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/crime/2023/07/24/akron-table-tennis-school-closed-after-owner-charged-with-sexual-imposition/70458711007/

As to if he's a good person or if he's changed, i don't know anywhere here could actually answer that unless they know him personally.

 

[suds79]

and I am wondering is this true? if it is true and it did happen around 3 years ago, did he change? is he a good person now? I am trying to figure out if I should take this sponsorship

How would people here who don't know him personally possibly know that?

IDK. This thread just feels a little weird to me. There's info out there one can google. Past that what can we do?

I suppose if someone knows him personally and they feel inclined to message the OP they can but I just don't see this going anywhere.

 

[boretennis]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/samson-dubina-sexual-assault-case.34362/

 

[ThePongCommenter]

These are not rumors. Of course, i dont think theres a way to know the full details of the case because a minor was involved but here are the news articles confirming that Samsun plead guilty to certain sexual crimes against a minor:

Summit County coach pleads guilty to crime against a teenager

Samson Dubina is the owner/coach of the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy.

www.cleveland19.com

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/crime/2023/07/24/akron-table-tennis-school-closed-after-owner-charged-with-sexual-imposition/70458711007/

As to if he's a good person or if he's changed, i don't know anywhere here could actually answer that unless they know him personally.

He pled guilty to simple assault not sexual assault. That being said, I don't think anything good will come from this thread and whether it is Samson or PowerPong looking to sponsor @KTableTennis you need to make sure you understand what you are agreeing to because the reality is that when you are a 1950 player and not a successful influencer (yet), there is no meaningful sponsorship you are going to get, so there clearly are strings attached or you are just doing free marketing for them.

 

[golden_son]

I can tell you if your parents were aware of the allegations they would likely not agree to this sponsorship regardless of how murky it all is. I would advise you have them research it, and not us.

Edit: To be clear, it's good you're doing your due diligence on these things.

 

[Jslick89]

He pled guilty to simple assault not sexual assault. That being said, I don't think anything good will come from this thread and whether it is Samson or PowerPong looking to sponsor @KTableTennis you need to make sure you understand what you are agreeing to because the reality is that when you are a 1950 player and not a successful influencer (yet), there is no meaningful sponsorship you are going to get, so there clearly are strings attached or you are just doing free marketing for them.

from the article it looks like he was charged and pled guilty to sexual imposition. i dont know what that means exactly, but it was a misdomener and he only had to do probation and civil service volunteering.

 

[mamedium]

from the article it looks like he was charged and pled guilty to sexual imposition. i dont know what that means exactly, but it was a misdomener and he only had to do probation and civil service volunteering.

didn't he have to sell his club to take care of this? didn't he have to close down his academy?

 

[ThePongCommenter]

from the article it looks like he was charged and pled guilty to sexual imposition. i dont know what that means exactly, but it was a misdomener and he only had to do probation and civil service volunteering.

The article doesn't say that, it's two separate statements that shouldn't have been combined. Bad journalism. The court records showed that he pled guilty to simple assault.

 

[NextLevel]

Anyone who wants to discuss this with @KTableTennis can reach out to him directly. I don't think any real good can come out of discussing this in public as the relevant information is all in the public domain and no one who knows more than hearsay is going to post here and is able to post it here as there is no way to evaluate what they are saying. If you have problems, use ChatGPT or Claude to do deep research as a starting point and then discuss with some of the closer acquaintances of Dubina. But none of that really belongs on this forum.

Thank you all and let me or anyone on the moderation team know if you have any questions.