Former coach sentenced
Posted/updated on: June 13, 2026 at 5:20 pm
LONGVIEW — A former Longview coach was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting and grooming one of his former students. According to our news partner KETK, former owner and coach of a local gymnastics center in Longview, Matthew Orban, 52, was charged with sexual assault of a minor in 2025.
The charges came after Orban had reportedly groomed his student for several years before sexually assaulting her during a massage when she was 14 years old. Another one of Orban’s students also stated that he had groomed her and inappropriately massaged her.
During the trial, a video interview was shown of Orban admitting to a detective that he had massaged the victims after removing their shirts.
