I see nothing suspicious in the assumption that people in general believe women over men in custody & abuse cases. IN GENERAL that is. Men are often pigs, but women are often pigs too.
That seems to be as I have understood it too. The police have been encouraged to believe the female over the male. But when I read the article I was immediately suspicious because there are a lot of questions I would have wanted answered before believing the story. It may be true, it may not.