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A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced a senior government official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, to eight years in prison for embezzlement, months after he became notorious over leaked sex tapes with other officials’ wives.
The Bioko provincial tribunal convicted Baltasar Ebang Engonga of diverting money claimed as professional travel expenses for personal use, the supreme court press director Hilario Mitogo told reporters in a WhatsApp message.
Engonga, the married former head of the national financial investigation agency, and five other senior officials were accused of embezzling expenses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the oil-rich central African state.
Nicknamed “Bello”, Engonga made world headlines in November with the sex tapes, some of them filmed in his office at the finance ministry, published on social media while he was in detention pending the embezzlement case.
The clips prompted a wave of online parodies, including songs and dances and posts about a spoof virility drug dubbed “Balthazariem”.
AFP reports that Mitogo said the provincial court handed Engonga an eight-year sentence and a fine worth $220,000.
Medium. com last years carried detailed analysis on Balthasar’s escapades:
The Rise of Baltasar Egonga: From Corruption to Chaos
Baltasar Egonga, a married man with six children, didn’t become famous overnight. What began as a simple investigation into corruption and fraud in Equatorial Guinea, a small but oil-rich country in Central Africa, turned into something no one could have expected.
During the investigation, authorities stumbled upon a treasure trove of over 400 sex tapes featuring Baltasar and women from various walks of life — including some you wouldn’t believe:
- Pregnant women
- The President’s sister
- The wife of the Police General Director
- Wives of 20 ministers
- Women from Uganda and Ghana
Baltasar, known as the “Pity of Africa,” didn’t discriminate. Young or old, rich or poor, black or white — he allegedly had encounters in public toilets, offices, forests, and even streets. And yes, it was all recorded on camera.
The Scandal That Broke Hearts
This story isn’t just about sex tapes — it’s about the lives destroyed in the aftermath:
- One woman took her own life.
- Others were sent back to their parents, with dowries demanded back in shame.
- Families were shattered.
Baltasar’s actions didn’t just affect the women involved — they rippled across the social and political fabric of Equatorial Guinea.
A Nation in the Spotlight
Equatorial Guinea is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It’s a place I’ve always admired and hope to visit one day, InshaAllah. Despite its beauty and rich culture, this scandal has put it on the map for all the wrong reasons.
The Question of Blame
Here’s the big question:
Should Baltasar take all the blame? Or are the women equally responsible?
Both parties were adults and presumably understood the consequences of their actions. But does that excuse the harm caused?
Many believe that his prison sentence, although on corruption, I snot unconnected to his sex orgies and sex tapes.
