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Son of Norway’s crown princess suspected of 23 offences including rape, police say Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm
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Marius Borg Høiby, crown princess’s son from previous relationship, has been under investigation since August 2024 Police in Oslo announce charges against Marius Borg Høiby after months-long investigation involving ‘double-digit’ number of alleged victims
Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess, is suspected of 23 offences including three rapes, Norwegian police have said at the end of an investigation launched 10 months ago. Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, on multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims.
Høiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on 4 August 2024. After news emerged that he was suspected of assaulting his girlfriend, a slew of allegations against him emerged. Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage .
More details soon … The Oslo police attorney Andreas Kruszewski said Høiby had been cooperative during police questioning, which was now complete. Evidence in the case was drawn from sources including text messages, witness testimonies and police searches, the police attorney said.
The charges included one case of rape involving intercourse and two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm, Kruszewksi said at a news conference.
“I cannot go into further detail about the number of victims in the case beyond confirming that it is a double-digit number,” he said.
The defence attorney Petar Sekulic, in an email to the Associated Press, said Høiby was “absolutely taking the accusations very seriously, but doesn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in most of the cases – especially the cases regarding sexual abuse and violence”.
The royal palace did not immediately respond to a request from the AP seeking comment.
Høiby, 28, previously lived with the royal couple and their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, but now lives in a separate house nearby, according to Sekulic.
He remains free pending a possible trial and is entitled to a presumption of innocence until a court rules otherwise.