BREAKING: The Equatorial Guinea Baltasar Engonga Scandal That Shocked the World — Video Breaks the Internet
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea — The former head of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been convicted and sentenced to prison following a corruption trial that also gained global attention due to a viral sex video scandal.... Watch the videos Here.
Engonga, who became widely known online after reports of hundreds of explicit videos linked to him surfaced during an investigation, was not jailed because of the videos themselves. Instead, he was prosecuted and convicted for corruption-related offenses, including embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office.
In August 2025, a provincial court in Bioko found Engonga guilty of diverting government funds meant for official travel and administrative duties for personal use.
He was sentenced to:
8 years in prison
A fine of about $220,000
The ruling was delivered alongside other officials who were also convicted in the same corruption case.
reports indicate that Engonga had already been held in detention during the investigation and trial process, meaning he was not freely walking while the case was ongoing.
The sex video scandal broke while he was already under investigation, and the materials were allegedly discovered during a corruption probe into his office and devices.
The case initially attracted global attention after investigators, while probing allegations of financial misconduct, reportedly discovered hundreds of explicit videos on devices linked to Engonga.
The footage, which later circulated widely on social media, sparked a major public controversy. Reports claimed that the recordings involved multiple women and were allegedly made in office environments.
Authorities have clarified that the sex video scandal was not the legal basis for the prison sentence. Instead, the conviction was strictly related to financial crimes and abuse of office.
