It’s naive of you to think that he wouldn’t be dragged into the spotlight. We know nothing about him so cannot say that he wants nothing to do with his child (unless you have information to the contrary of this).I don't think he's required to be in the media spotlight if he doesn't want it. Still, it's his child. Decent people will do whatever they can for their child. He's obviously a POS. I don't cut him any slack. He chose to have unprotected sex. He knows he has a child. He chooses to have nothing to do with that child.
He’s not “obviously a POS” which is more suggestive of your own experience.