Stephen Bain wrote:
We could have a paragraph in Craig's article describing the controversy, including how the Spokesman-Review ran the story and the mainstream commentary on the whole business. But would that be appropriate from a BLP perspective? The real story is only peripherally about Craig.
If someone encounters the rumors about Craig and is curious about them, I expect the first place they'll look is the page about Craig. So if this rumor really is very popular and widespread IMO it's quite reasonable to at least mention it on Craig's page, ideally providing a link to another article where details about the "real story" can be found (probably [[The Spokesman-Review]], I would guess).
Disclaimer, this opinion is based entirely on your description of the situation.