The answer would depend heavily on the actual facts and the laws of the jurisdiction.

Consensual relationships between adults are not automatically criminal simply because they are morally controversial.

But legal questions could arise if there were allegations involving fraud, coercion, threats, abuse, harassment, or other unlawful conduct.

That distinction matters.

Something can be deeply hurtful without automatically being a crime.

And something that appears shocking to the public cannot be legally evaluated without knowing the actual circumstances.

The family therefore needed professional legal advice rather than social-media speculation.

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The Psychology of Betrayal

The story also illustrates why betrayal can be psychologically complicated.

People don’t experience betrayal only because someone did something wrong.

They experience it because their understanding of reality has been disrupted.

A person thinks:

“I know who this person is.”

Then they discover information that contradicts that belief.

Suddenly, memories are questioned.

Conversations are reconsidered.

Past decisions may look different.