Oh god cut the fluffy bunny crap!
If you went back to 1990 and asked how many of his squadron would have been surprised that this had happened to him, the answer would have been close to zero. Pablo was a legend in his own mind who traded on a handlebar moustache and lived the "better to look good than be good" mantra throughout his career.
I have nothing to do with MYT but I guarantee that his sanction had nothing to do with a first offence. I do not wish Pablo ill will and feel for him and the stress that he and his family are under but even the most tolerant management have to put down a marker sometime. His actions over the last 20 odd years lead to this outcome, not some heavy handed management rule.
Hopefully he will take a look at himself in the mirror, recognise his mistake, pick himself up and get on with his life. If he does that he can be an asset to another employer.