After the Siberian Mouse studio was shut down and Kropochkin imprisoned, the survivors tried to rebuild their lives. According to sources close to the case:
The scale of the problem is immense. For every person arrested for viewing such material, countless others may remain undetected. In the Siberian Mouse case alone, thousands of individuals have been indicted, yet the content remains accessible. The use of encrypted accounts and anonymous payment methods has allowed criminal networks like this to operate with a degree of impunity, making it difficult for authorities to track and prosecute offenders. 1stStudio Siberian Mouse Masha And Veronika Babko Hard
While posing as a legitimate modeling agent, Kropochkin preyed on vulnerable children, using threats, blackmail, and financial dependency to control his victims. He initially promised photo sessions for aspiring models, but soon coerced them into producing sexually explicit content, which he distributed globally via encrypted accounts and the darknet. After the Siberian Mouse studio was shut down