Earlier you said "this is an excuse... to get Tom + wife the hell away from github without admitting guilt". Now you are contradictorily saying their statement

Earlier you said "this is an excuse... to get Tom + wife the hell away from github without admitting guilt". Now you are contradictorily saying their statement "is basically an admission of guilt". So we agree on that. Therefore, I'm saying admitting guilt like that would not be the right move for a cynical board that just wants to minimize legal liability. Most likely the dismissal was due to other related issues that came up in the investigation concerning his handling of the situation. There's plenty potential scandal within that to be cynical about, it just doesn't support the notion that Horvath's charges about sexism necessarily have any merit.