Not dismissing his "weirdness" at all. But, I have become extremely sceptical of news souces in my later years. Maybe she was passed out or something. Still....all news sources and all courts are suspect until proven otherwise.
No argument there.
I made my own assessment of the situation based on the relative probabilities of a) him being a lying sleazebag married businessman on a place next to a sleeping young woman, and taking advantage of her, versus b) her being a lying slut with a fantasy of being diddled on an airplane, and finding a willing partner -- and then claiming sexual assault. I'd say 95+% likelihood of (a) being the true one.
I don't need to depend too much on the veracity of the newspaper account for that assessment; just the quotes from the judge and the perp.