Elon Musk’s father responds after being accused of sexually abusing children for decades

Warning: This article contains discussion of child abuse which some readers may find distressing

Errol Musk has been accused of abusing his own children and step-children, a New York Times investigation has found.

The father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, Errol is father to at least nine children and step-children - including at least one child he fathered with his adult step-daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout.

He has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren, with incidents reported in both South Africa and California.

The first allegation dates back to 1993, when his then four-year-old step-daughter reported him for inappropriate touching, the publication reports.

By the early 2000s, the step-daughter claimed she caught Errol sniffing her underwear and family members accused him of abusing his daughters and stepson.

The most recent claim was in 2023, with his five-year-old son alleging abuse, claiming Errol had 'groped his buttocks.'

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As per police and court records, as well as family member accounts, three separate police investigations were opened.

Two of the inquiries ended while, the Times reports, it's 'unclear' what happened in the third.

Errol has not been convicted of any crime.

In response, Errol told the Times the reports regarding him 'are false and nonsense in the extreme'.

He further claimed accusations were concocted by family members who were 'putting the children up to say false things,' in an attempt to get money from Elon Musk.

The Times also shared that in one e-mail, Errol was said to be aware of only one abuse allegation. Yet in the same message, he gave explanations for the circumstances around two others.

He also claimed that he and Elon have a good relationship and 'are very close'.

Musk has previously claimed to no longer be in contact with his father (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Errol has at least nine children with different partners: three with his first wife, Maye Musk - Elon, Kimbal and Tosca - one with his second wife, Sue Wilson, and at least two with his third wife, Heide-Mari Bezuidenhout.

He also later fathered at least one child with Heide-Mari’s daughter - his former stepdaughter, Jana - years after raising her as a child.

In his 2015 biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Elon said that he and his first wife Justine refused to let Errol see their children when they found out he'd fathered a child with his stepdaughter.

His 2023 authorized biography revealed that Elon does not communicate with his father.

And in 2017, the Tesla CEO became emotional after telling Rolling Stone magazine his father had done 'almost every evil thing you could possibly think of.

One of Errol's step-daughters told The Times that her 'main financial support comes from Elon Musk'.

“Elon has always been there,” she said, with the billionaire sending her money monthly and having bought her a car.

UNILAD has contacted Elon Musk for comment.

If you’ve been affected by any of these issues or want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico.