Errol Musk, 79, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, according to a report published by The New York Times on Tuesday.Based on personal letters, emails, and interviews with family members, The New York Times reported that Errol Musk, who has at least nine children and stepchildren and has been married three times, holds considerable influence over most of the family members.Based on court records, personal correspondence, social worker reports, and family interviews, the earliest allegation against Errol Musk dates back to 1993, when his four-year-old stepdaughter reported inappropriate touching. A decade later, she accused him of further misconduct, and additional claims have been made by two daughters and a stepson.The outlet noted that three separate law enforcement investigations were launched; two were closed without action, while the outcome of the third remains unclear, as per NYT. Errol Musk rejected the allegations reported by The New York Times as “false.”“There was no evidence because this is nonsense,” he said, accusing family members of coaching the children to make false claims and attempting to extort his eldest son, Elon.Elon Musk and his personal attorney did not respond to requests for comment.In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, Musk said his father had done “almost every evil thing you could possibly think of.” “My dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil. He will plan evil,” Musk said to the publication.In a 2023 authorized biography by Walter Isaacson, he stated that he no longer communicates with Errol Musk, as per The Guardian. Born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, Errol Musk rose to prominence as a businessman in his 20s and 30s, including serving as a partner in an engineering firm and briefly as a member of the Pretoria City Council.In 1970, he married dietitian and model Maye Haldeman, and the couple had three children, Elon Musk, Tosca Musk, now a streaming service executive for romance films, and Kimbal Musk, who became an entrepreneur.The couple divorced in 1979. In her 2019 memoir, Maye Musk alleged that Errol had physically and verbally abused her, claims he denied to the NYT.
