Musk snubs Paris prosecutors in Grok child sexual images investigation as US DOJ refuses to assist

This article was published on April 20, 2026 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY – CEO X Elon Musk 2022 Summary: Elon Musk failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors investigating Grok’s generation of an estimated 23,000 sexualised images of children and 3 million sexualised images overall over an 11-day period, as the US DOJ refused to assist the French probe. The case, which covers five suspected criminal offences including complicity in child pornography, is one of more than a dozen international legal actions against xAI, while Paris prosecutors have separately alleged the deepfake crisis may have been orchestrated to boost the value of the SpaceX-xAI entity ahead of its planned $1.75 trillion IPO. Elon Musk failed to appear today for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors investigating Grok’s generation of sexualised images, including an estimated 23,000 images appearing to depict children over an 11-day period in late December and early January. The Paris prosecutor’s office told AFP it had “taken note” of the absence of those summoned. Linda Yaccarino, the former CEO of X, was also called to testify. Other X employees are scheduled to be heard as witnesses th