Overview

• The report details accusations involving five children and stepchildren in South Africa and California, beginning with a 1993 claim from a 4-year-old stepdaughter.
• Subsequent accounts include a report of underwear sniffing, a 2009 protection order alleging unwanted kissing, and a 2023 intervention after a 5-year-old said he was groped.
• Authorities opened three investigations; two were closed, the status of a third is unclear, and Errol Musk has not been convicted of any crime.
• Relatives repeatedly sought help from Elon Musk, including a five-page letter around 2010 that The New York Times reviewed.
• The allegations were a significant factor in the family estrangement, Errol Musk has denied the claims, and Elon Musk has not commented on the new reporting.