I rather think both parties have eventually done “the right thing.”
My guess is he likes his wife enough to do this, something that will be with both of them the rest of their lives. Of course, she has to put up with what he did, too.
Hopefully, he stops his ways and they grow a bit going forward.
I agree. What probably happened was, after being caught, he asked what he could do to redeem himself, then the wife probably told him to put on a sign, stand on the corner, and be there till...
There is hope for the both of them. A rare thing in this world. May it be true repentance.