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An Equatorial Guinean official has been arrested over sex tapes with VIP wives

Online Niel November 6, 2024

The director general of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes of the wives of prominent people in the country.

The scandal emerged as part of a fraud investigation into the 54-year-old Economist, which led to the search of his home and office by officials who found several CDs that later revealed his sexual affairs with different married women.

The videos include meetings with important people such as his brother’s wife, his cousin, the sister of the president of Equatorial Guinea, the wife of the inspector general of police and about 20 of the country’s ministers’ wives.

The footage, discovered in his personal office, was allegedly recorded with consent and has since been circulated online, causing a media scandal.

In a report by a local media platform, Ahora EG, last October, Engonga was involved in a sexual scandal unprecedented in the history of Equatorial Guinea.

However, speaking about the viral sex tapes, the country’s attorney general, Nzang Nguema, stressed that while the footage suggests the women involved were not forced to participate, the law does not consider consensual sex to be a crime unless in which coercion or violence is proven. This highlights the importance of victims reporting situations of sexual abuse or assault.

Nguema also stressed that the risk is not only to the women involved, but also to their partners and the wider community, adding: “The possibility of a contagious disease being spread through these sexual interactions makes the situation even more critical.