As a billionaire, he could have gotten one of his shell companies to pay the ho. That means he is legally not on the hook. (I only play a lawyer on TV.)
Just another example of the rich 1%'ers playing by different rules than the rest of us. Maybe his buddy Trump, who is busy draining the swamp, will offer him a pardon. Or at least a phone number for a whore house in Florida that is more discrete.