If one of your kids runs in from the backyard with a tale of woe, saying that her brother hit her on the head with a stick, this is certainly grounds for an indictment. Mom really should inquire. But in the course of the trial, what if she discovers that he did so because she had been poking him with that same stick for the previous half an hour? All accusations and all defenses are contextual.
His actions were public, now. Context is missing, but there’s no way that any context will exonerate Doug from the litany of charges of abuse that he is facing.