Yes... its interesting BUT it is just a comment. Anyone can make anything up. I would think the paper would have mentioned it. He was awarded custody so I guess IF he is a ex felon the judge liked him better & thought he was better for the child then the mother who took off to live in Abu Dhabi. I would need more hard evidence of his convict status then a random comment before I judge him. I googled his name & found an earlier article which also had no mention of him being a felon.
It is also possible that she didn’t have a lawyer in which case the Court would just give him the custody........