Assuming the original maintainer wasn't in on the con, someone should check on him. Apparently, he already got issues and being gaslit, manipulated and deceived on this level for years, considering the potential consequences and harm caused/barely averted, the unwanted attention, possibly police investigation following... all that may be a bit much.
He replied that he is in holiday and will check in after Easter. And that he and Jia's GH accounts are inaccessible. More details too, but that's the crux as I understand it.