Unironically, this is probably the most morally right thing Ethan has ever done, even if his reasoning is entirely self interested.
Vaush has always been a creep and a legitimate danger in the making (if not already having committed actions on real children we don't know) protected entirely by politics and his relatively low visibility.
His fuck up here was finally giving a solid enough chunk of evidence for a predator like Ethan to feel completely safe tearing him down, regardless of what protections he has.
Unironically, this is probably the most morally right thing Ethan has ever done, even if his reasoning is entirely self interested.
Vaush has always been a creep and a legitimate danger in the making (if not already having committed actions on real children we don't know) protected entirely by politics and his relatively low visibility.
His fuck up here was finally giving a solid enough chunk of evidence for a predator like Ethan to feel completely safe tearing him down, regardless of what protections he has.
Vaush is reported to have allegedly confessed to molesting a gecko by literally placing it on top of his penis.
Ethan has little highground to stand on, but even if he loses and gets this reversed into destroying him, its still a net benefit to the world.
Honestly only way Ethan could have hope of a redemption arc is if he left California.