He pled guilty to a felony. He will likely go to prison. He gave them the weapon to use against him and his rights to participate in democracy will now be limited - will he have the right to vote, own a gun, work freely when he has a felony conviction? If he intends to offer knowledge to the rest of us, he should have been smarter, himself.
RE: If he intends to offer knowledge to the rest of us, he should have been smarter, himself.
If a Health teachers teaches his students about the dangers to your health when you smoke and actively discourages you from smoking and you found out that he smokes in private, does that invalidate what he taught?
Yes, I see your point.