I'm thinking it's beyond the "oops" stage. It's even beyond the "aw sh*t" stage. It's now "omigod."
They're ALL the bad guys and all three should be financially ruined in civil court.
While we're at it, each and every one of those imbecile brainless liberal "professors", (remember, those who can do-those who CAN'T teach.) who signed that statement in the papers should be individually sued for libel.
Destroy them all....here's a great chance to teach academia to keep their mouths shut.