Overview

• The Times reports five children and stepchildren accuse the 79-year-old of sexual abuse dating back to 1993 in South Africa and California.
• The earliest allegation involves a then four-year-old stepdaughter, later identified in coverage as Jana Bezuidenhout, who as an adult went on to have children with him.
• A 2023 case centers on his then five-year-old son alleging inappropriate touching, which relatives and a social worker say was closed for lack of evidence.
• According to the reporting, authorities opened three investigations over the years, two were closed and the outcome of the third remains unclear.
• The family rift has deepened over time, with relatives appealing to Elon Musk for help and documents indicating he provided financial support and sought to keep some family members away from his father.