Not saying it's right, or wrong just repeating what my resident JAG tells me.
Court martial for a 2-star is hard, because you have to get 6- 8, 3 or 4 stars to sit on a panel for however long it takes. You also have to find (if possible) 3 and 4 stars who haven't worked with him, or supervised him, in this case non-fighter commands (AFSOC, AMC, AFMC) would take the brunt of jury selection. That can have a negative impact on operations.
The Art 15 also saves him from a felony conviction, but I suspect his post-military career won't be awesome.
His pay drops from 195,996 to 151,656 that's an instantaneous drop of 44,340 if he stays on AD (not happening). This translates (2021 pay scale) into a retirement check going from 146,997 to 113,742 or an annual loss of 33,255 annually (more if ya figure ex-wife payments), and I suspect this is viewed as ample punishment. I have no sympathy for him losing that much money, and as a GO he's probably fired someone for dipping their wick into the company inkwell. Ironic, huh?
He ruined two marriages (note he didn't marry the one woman who divorced her husband).
Had she maintained a professional attitude this would never have been reported. The Sr Capt/Jr Major he was sleeping with can probably kiss her career goodby (self inflicted).
