For two years, four moderators spoke publicly. A fifth, Marcus Thorne, remained silent—until now. In a sworn affidavit obtained last week, Thorne, 24, alleges that Hernandez’s operation went beyond financial misconduct.
Thorne claims that in June 2021, Hernandez established a “loyalty test” system. New moderators were required to record themselves performing “compromising acts” on a private video call, ostensibly as a trust exercise. Thorne refused and was fired the next day. However, he alleges that two other recruits, aged 18 and 19, complied under duress. Thorne states he has saved correspondence from one of these individuals, now too terrified to come forward due to Hernandez’s legal threats.
When reached for comment, Hernandez’s attorney, Miriam Schloss, stated: “Mr. Hernandez denies all allegations contained in these illegally obtained documents. The so-called ‘Hermosa Leaks’ are part of a coordinated extortion attempt. We have referred the matter to federal authorities.”
The latest chapter of the scandal, which the media has dubbed the “Hermosa Leaks” (referencing Hernandez’s former $2.1 million beachfront property where much of the alleged activity took place), consists of over 12 gigabytes of data. The leak was first published by independent journalist Nina Okonkwo on her Substack, Digital Dirt, and has since been verified in part by The Verge and Reuters. myles hernandez scandal new
Here are the three most damning pieces of new evidence:
The lull ended Tuesday night when Digital Forensics Quarterly and investigative journalist Lena Park published 1,200 pages of unredacted chat logs allegedly obtained from a failed hard drive sale by a former Hernandez associate. Here are the three most damaging new revelations:
The biggest "scandal" surrounding Myles Hernandez was not a single event, but her association with the controversial ST (Sex Trip) film genre. For two years, four moderators spoke publicly
Perhaps the most explosive new material is a series of Discord direct messages between Hernandez and his head moderator, a 19-year-old known only as “Vex.” While the original lawsuit referenced “concerning power dynamics,” the new logs reveal specific instances of psychological grooming.
In one exchange from November 2021, Hernandez writes to Vex: “Your life is the stream. Without me, you work at Target. So when I say I need you to work 80 hours, you say yes. That’s the price of being family.”
Legal experts point to the use of the word “family” as a classic red flag for exploitative leadership. More critically, the logs show Hernandez instructing Vex to create fake “hate raid” accounts to attack his own competitors, a practice known as “astroturfing.” When Vex hesitated, Hernandez allegedly threatened to expose their private conversations to the public to ruin their reputation. Thorne claims that in June 2021, Hernandez established
Unlike the initial 2024 scandal, which saw a divided fanbase, the 2025 updates have triggered near-universal condemnation across TikTok, X, and Reddit’s r/OutOfTheLoop. The hashtag #MylesIsOver is trending globally, but a bizarre sub-trend has emerged: "Rawdogging the Myles Docs."
This refers to creators hosting multi-hour "silent reading" livestreams where they scroll through the court documents without commentary, allowing viewers to read the disturbing chats in real-time. Streamer "KaelaThinks" drew 90,000 live viewers last night as she silently highlighted passages regarding the "ghost contracts."
Conversely, a small contingent of "Free Myles" supporters have pivoted to a conspiracy theory claiming the documents were planted by rival streamer Kai Cenat’s management team. No evidence supports this, and Cenat’s lawyer issued a cease-and-desist to three accounts promoting the claim.
While the court of public opinion is brutal, the economic fallout is quantifiable. Despite Hernandez’s claims of a "quiet comeback," new financial disclosures from the discovery process show that his monthly income has dropped from an average of $220,000 (2023) to just $4,700 (September 2025). This stems from: