I am not party to all the information, but he was never charged for the alleged misconduct and Die Zeit’s investigation didn’t find it convincing. Given how the Assange allegations fell apart, I think there’s a non-zero possibility that it was a defamation campaign.

He didn’t help himself with some public conduct/comments that painted him unfavorably. So there is that aspect to consider. But the scope of the campaign against him felt excessive at the time, to me.

Did the Assange allegations fall apart? I thought he just hid until it became pretty irrelevant.

Stop the conspiracy talk. This was Jake's chaotic personal life coming home to roost. It's not more complicated than it seems.