A Kenyan lawyer has stepped forward following an online scandal involving a Russian man accused of secretly recording intimate encounters with women in Kenya and Ghana.
Esther Wangui, an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, said she is ready to represent men whose wives appeared in the now-viral videos in potential divorce proceedings.
The clips feature Vyacheslav Trahov, popularly known online as Yaytseslav.
The videos sparked widespread outrage after they showed the Russian national allegedly filming women without their consent during private encounters.
The footage circulated widely on social media, raising serious legal and moral concerns.
Wangui said that when she first learned about the story, she believed the women may have been drugged. She compared the situation to cases in Nairobi where criminals spike drinks to exploit victims.
“I was angry and disturbed,” she explained, noting that drugging someone and engaging in sexual activity would amount to a serious crime. At first, she could not understand how so many women would agree to follow a stranger so easily.
However, after reviewing the clips and online reports, Wangui changed her view. She concluded that many of the encounters appeared consensual, though unprotected, and that some of the women were allegedly married.
She added that recording such encounters without consent remains illegal, regardless of whether the intimacy itself was consensual.
Wangui also warned about the heightened risk of sexually transmitted infections arising from the scandal.
Following the revelations, the lawyer publicly invited affected men to seek her services if they wished to pursue divorce cases.
“I am ready to represent any man who recognises his wife in those videos,” she said. “It is devastating to imagine a spouse following a stranger to cheat on the same day they met.”
Wangui further criticised cases where women allegedly lied about their marital status when questioned on camera.
She cited one clip where a woman was reportedly shopping with her husband before secretly arranging a meeting with the Russian man.
Meanwhile, speculation continues over how Yaytseslav managed to film the women discreetly. Online users believe he may have used smart glasses resembling Meta Ray-Ban devices, which can record video without drawing attention.
The scandal has reignited debates on consent, fidelity, privacy, and the legal consequences of digital exploitation in modern relationships.