Overview

• At least five children and stepchildren accused Errol Musk of sexual abuse in South Africa and California, with claims spanning from 1993 to a 2023 report involving a five-year-old.
• Police and court records show three investigations were opened, two closed without charges, and the status of a third remains unclear.
• Errol Musk, 79, denies the allegations as false and alleges relatives coached children and sought money from Elon Musk.
• Family letters show relatives asked Elon Musk for help around 2010; he at times provided financial support and relocation assistance but did not take part in South African investigations.
• The Times relied on police and judicial files, social-worker reports, personal correspondence, and family interviews, and coverage notes additional controversy after Errol had children with former stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout.