Inside the California church scandal that became TikTok’s latest obsession

For years, Vicky Hernandez and Niya Esperanza were regular fixtures on each other’s TikToks, showing off their travels, Costco runs and shopping hauls, often alongside Hernandez’s youth pastor husband, Joel Mitchell. Then, sometime in 2025, the videos stopped.

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