Yes, Porky, that is correct. His account was established early in 2012. Before today, there were no posts by Dr. Ichim. Again, without going into details (I did not ask if it were permissible for me to state how it is that he made his way to the board today) today was the first he was aware of the extent of the activity.
Sometimes, you just have to walk away, let the dust settle and look at it all from a different perspective.