Elon Musk did not attend a Monday morning meeting with Paris prosecutors investigating him and his social media company X, according to The New York Times. The no-show came more than two months after French police raided X's Paris premises as part of a cybercrime investigation by the Paris prosecutor's office.

The Times reports that the summons was issued on the day of the February raid, when Musk was invited to meet with the investigating judge in April to discuss potential charges. Reuters, The Guardian, the Associated Press, France 24 and Euronews all reported on Monday that Musk did not appear.

The Scope of the French Investigation

According to The New York Times, the Paris prosecutor's office has been investigating X since January 2025 and has identified seven potential counts under French law. The Times lists those as including complicity in distributing child sexual abuse imagery, producing content that denies crimes against humanity, and fraudulent extraction of data.

The Guardian reports that the investigation's scope includes alleged child abuse imagery circulating on the platform. France 24 reports that the inquiry also covers sexualized AI-generated deepfakes distributed through X.

Reuters reports that the investigation is being handled by the cybercrime division of the Paris prosecutor's office, which opened the case in January 2025 before escalating to the February 2026 premises search.

The February Raid and Summons

The New York Times reports that French police searched X's Paris offices in early February 2026. On the day of that raid, according to the Times, Musk was formally summoned to meet with the investigating judge in April.

Such an invitation is a regular part of a criminal investigation in the French system, during which people in Mr. Musk's position can "present their position on the facts and the compliance measures they plan to implement," the prosecutor's office said at the time, according to The New York Times.

That statement, quoted by the Times, was issued by the Paris prosecutor's office in February at the time of the raid. It has not been updated in connection with Monday's missed meeting, based on the reporting reviewed by DeepBrief.

Musk's Public Response to the Probe

The New York Times reports that Musk's absence on Monday was expected, citing his public denunciation of the French investigation. According to the Times, Musk has called the probe a "political attack" in posts on X.

The Associated Press reports that Musk has previously characterized European regulatory actions against X as politically motivated. Reuters reports that it was unclear ahead of Monday whether Musk would comply with the summons.

Procedural Context

Under French criminal procedure, as described by The New York Times and Reuters, a summons of the type issued to Musk is part of the investigative phase and allows the subject to respond to the allegations before formal charges are determined. Neither outlet reports that failure to attend such a meeting triggers automatic next steps.

Euronews reports that the investigation remains at the investigative stage and that no formal charges have been filed against Musk personally.

The Paris prosecutor's office has not, based on the reporting reviewed by DeepBrief, publicly detailed next steps following Monday's missed meeting.

Transparency Note

DeepBrief contacted the Paris prosecutor's office for comment specifically on Monday's missed meeting and on any procedural consequences that may follow. No response had been received at the time of publication. DeepBrief also contacted X's press office for comment from a named company representative. No response had been received at the time of publication. This article will be updated if either party provides a statement.

The quote from the prosecutor's office reproduced above dates to February 2026 and is drawn from The New York Times' reporting at the time of the Paris office raid. It is not a fresh comment on Monday's events.