I think the important things to take away here are "I was with family all day due to the holiday" and "The account was under new ownership and I was teaching him". I have used Belly rub many times, it was a very good service. I also voted @zeartul as a Witness and I will continue to do so because he has done much good for Steemit and will continue to do so. You can not and should not be blamed for this, the transfer happened maybe at a bad time when you were not fully able to oversee it - but how could you know someone you obviously thought was capable of handling the responsibly would instead let the darker side of their personality take over. I do not blame you, and I think it is unfair that many others are posting directly blaming you. We should just be thankful you created something great and it did so much good in the time you controlled it.
But if his intention was to sell and have new ownership of bellyrub, does he not have a duty to the people that invested their money with him to let them know in advance that he is handing over their money to another person.
A duty of care to his investors if he is so reputable instead of keeping it under wraps?