I think you’re right that they don’t have to have passed the bar, but being guilty of this means they never will so it is still A LOT to lose. Ivy JD, possibly with a huge loan, and being never able to practice is a very serious thing.
Some kids are very dumb nowadays. That girl who was recently found guilty of Molotov cocktailing a police car went to Colombia!
Apparently she’s 29 years old, so I would guess she passed the Bar by now, but you never know.