That is somewhat comedic. He used cropped pictures, therefore, I assume they were not sexually suggestive. Yet the staff is not "that" lenient about it. In other words, they are not lenient whatsoever IMO. Regardless, most of the time if you exhibit regret (acknowledge what you did was wrong and understand why) in addition to a promise to not violate those rules again, I see no reason that any rational individual would not grant him his avatar rights once more. Unless... they worked for the criminal justice system.
Ha ha... get it? It is funny because we say we rehabilitate criminals, but we really do not. And then once they do not adapt to society, because we do not teach them... they go back to jail. Ha ha ha.