Overview

• Errol Musk is accused in the New York Times report of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren from 1993 through 2023 in incidents spanning South Africa and California.
• The investigation draws on police and court files, personal correspondence, accounts from social workers, and interviews with multiple family members.
• At least three police inquiries were opened over the years, with two closed without further action and the outcome of a third unclear, and no new charges have been reported since the article’s publication.
• Errol Musk denies the accusations as false and absurd, asserting that relatives coached children to lie and sought to extort money from Elon Musk.
• The reporting describes prior efforts by Elon Musk to shield relatives, including considering guardianship and moving family members, and notes the family rift alongside Errol Musk’s 2017 acknowledgment that he fathered a child with his stepdaughter.