Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing 5 of his kids and stepchildren.
In a brand new New York Times investigation revealed on Tuesday, September 23, the 79-year-old businessman is accused of allegedly sexually abusing relations starting in 1993 in South Africa, the place he lives, and California.
The investigation cited police and court docket information in addition to interviews with relations and social staff.
Errol has denied the claims, telling the publication “the experiences are false and nonsense within the excessive.”
He additionally claimed the allegations had been made by relations who had been “placing the youngsters as much as say false issues” and alleged they had been attempting to get cash from Elon, 54.
Us Weekly has reached out to Elon's representatives for remark.
Whereas Errol claimed he's “very shut” with Elon, the CEO of Tesla beforehand advised Rolling Stone in 2017 that his father had finished “nearly each evil factor you would presumably consider, he has finished. … It's so horrible, you possibly can't imagine it.”
On the time, Elon mentioned there was no technique to restore his fractured relationship together with his father. “In my expertise,” he defined, “there may be nothing you are able to do.”
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In a 2023 licensed biography written by Walter Isaacson, Elon additionally confirmed that he doesn't have any communication together with his father.
Based on the Occasions, the earliest accusation of sexual abuse towards Errol allegedly occurred in 1993, when his stepdaughter, then 4 years outdated, advised family he had touched her on the household home. A decade later, the stepdaughter alleged she caught Errol sniffing her soiled underwear.
In 2023, relations and a social employee allegedly tried to intervene after Errol's then 5-year-old son claimed his father had allegedly groped his buttocks.
Based on the Occasions investigation, which cited relations along with varied police and court docket information, three separate police investigations had been opened in connection to the allegations. Two of the inquiries ended, whereas it's unclear what occurred within the third. Errol has not been convicted of any crime.
At one level, some family reportedly turned to Elon for assist. Round 2010, per the Occasions, one unidentified relative wrote Elon a five-page letter detailing a few of the accusations.
“We actually want your recommendation, assist and steering in these issues as a result of we every day see these kids undergo,” the letter — seen by the Occasions — said. It's unclear if Elon learn the letter.
If you happen to or somebody has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
