What do these people want? For nobody to ever hire him again? How do they want him to feed his family?
I am empathetic to both sides and strongly believe in second chances. With the amount of push back this person is getting, the chances of him being successful in their role is slim to none, if I were them I would decline the offer at this point.
Clearly the solution for the fallen is eternal banishment
(sigh) The pendulum has swung too far in the other direction.