The Ghanaian government has moved into high gear to track down Vyacheslav Trahov, the Russian YouTuber accused of using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to secretly film over 100 women across Ghana and Kenya, Nigeria.
While the predatory behavior spanned both nations, it is Ghana that has launched a formal, aggressive state-led mission to hunt Trahov down. Government officials in Accra are currently coordinating with international law enforcement to hold the 30-year-old accountable for what many are calling “digital sexual assault.”
Trahov’s tactics involved “hiding in plain sight.” By wearing Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, he was able to record high-definition video of women in malls, hotels, and private apartments without ever holding a phone.
Ghanaian Victims: The fallout in Accra has been devastating. One young woman reportedly attempted to take her own life due to the humiliation of the leaked footage, while a hotel staff member was fired after she was filmed being “wooed” while on duty.
Trahov also spent significant time in Nairobi and Mombasa, using the same “Pick-up Artist” (PUA) tactics to lure Kenyan women into his “content.”
An unconfirmed report says Trahov was also in Nigeria for vacation.
While both countries are reeling, the Ghanaian government has been the most vocal in its pursuit. Sam George, a prominent Member of Parliament, has been at the forefront of the “Track Trahov” movement, working with the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection to document the victims’ cases for a formal international warrant.
The Ghanaian strategy includes: Interpol Red Notice: Aiming to make Trahov a wanted man in 195 countries.
Directly engaging the Russian Embassy in Accra to bypass the usual “non-extradition” hurdles.
Questioning how “Smart Glasses” technology can be regulated to prevent such blatant privacy violations in the future.
Social media users have drawn a direct line between Trahov and the “Sandton Predator” in South Africa, who similarly posed as a model agent to exploit local women. The recurring themea foreign man entering an African country on a tourist visa to “hunt” for content has sparked a wider conversation about travel security and the protection of African women from “digital tourists.”
“This is not just a prank or a dating vlog,” said one activist in Accra. “It is a calculated attack on our dignity, filmed in the dark and sold for Russian rubles.”
Ghanaian women loosely following him to his apartment some instantly, some later after their meeting.
Some of the ladies in the clips include hotel staff, people’s wives, single mothers, and young ladies, including students.
One of the ladies in the video has reportedly attempted to unalive herself because of the embarrassment, while the hotel staff has reportedly been fired by the company for her unprofessional conduct while on duty.
Vyacheslav Trahov filmed his moments with these ladies using Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, often called Meta Glasses, which are high-tech sunglasses developed through a collaboration between Ray-Ban and Meta Platforms, with built-in technology that allows users to take 12-megapixel photos, record 1080p videos, listen to open-ear audio, and interact with Meta AI using voice commands. The cameras are positioned as small round lenses at the corners of the frames.
Trahov waited until he left Ghana before posting the clips online, and the clips have generated intense reactions online, with Ghanaians calling for the arrest of Trahov wherever he is at the moment.
