I thought it was discussed yesterday that Orton didn't actually shit in the woman's bag, rather just spray lotion in it?

I didn't see that post. Upon Google searching I found this, and it appears he did indeed just put lotion, though it doesn't paint a pretty picture:

"Although Rochelle does say Orton vandalized her belongings, the extreme version found on the 'net is not true. "It was just merely self-tanning lotion and baby oil," Rochelle revealed what she found in her bag, "but I wouldn't put it past him to s***t in my bag". The story behind what led to this and Loewen's comments about the "true" Randy Orton are what got very interesting."

I'm not saying Orton's an angel. But given the amount of trust the company has put in him for a guy who is clearly B+ when it comes to skills, merch, etc. indicates to me that he's not exactly the same person he was 15 years ago.

That indicates that he's been given innumerable chances. He himself has admitted to this in public interviews, including how he was given repeated talks by HHH and Stephanie to clean up his act. We also know that he has been a company favourite, and been given pushes far beyond his abilities and level of overness, because, again, he's a personal favourite of HHH and Vince, and always has been. It's not complicated.