Overview
- The Oktyabrsky District Court placed Sergey Sidorenko and Stepan Chudin under house arrest until November 27, 2025.
- Judges rejected investigators’ request to remand the defendants in custody.
- Authorities allege the group funneled children from YouTube streams into messenger chats, where they solicited photos of parents’ bank cards and SMS codes.
- Investigators attribute at least 10 fraud episodes to the group and say three suspects were detained in different Russian regions during searches.
- The court press service cites a loss of 113,000 rubles for one victim’s mother, and officials report the defendants have given confessional statements.