True. Something can be criminal when done with the best of intentions. And something truly evil can be perfectly lawful, of course.
I was (somewhat ham-fistedly) trying to suggest that this looked, to my eyes, more like it might be someone trying to be helpful rather than someone trying to make a fast buck on the side.
No doubt we'll hear more when the unlucky dev/would-be darknet kingpin* gets 20 years.
* delete as applicable.