OSLO, Norway (AP) \u2014 The eldest son of Norway\u2019s crown princess has been arrested over new allegations, police said Monday, a day ahead of his trial on charges including rape in a case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family.<\/p>\n
Marius Borg H\u00f8iby was arrested on Sunday evening and is accused of assault, threats with a knife and violation of a restraining order, police said in a statement. Norwegian media quoted police as saying the offenses allegedly took place over the weekend.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Oslo district court granted their request to keep him in detention for up to four weeks on the grounds of a risk of reoffending. <\/p>\n
Defense lawyer Petar Sekulic told The Associated Press that the arrest followed an alleged \u201cincident\u201d involving another person on Sunday. He declined to give details, but said H\u00f8iby contests his detention and his legal team was considering an appeal as soon as he and the other person can provide statements to police.<\/p>\n
With his trial opening on Tuesday, police won\u2019t be able to hear those statements any sooner than this weekend, when the proceedings take a scheduled break, Sekulic said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, H\u00f8iby faces an indictment including 38 counts at the Oslo court. They include rape, abuse in a close relationship against one former partner, acts of violence against another and transporting 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds) of marijuana. Other charges include making death threats and traffic violations.<\/p>\n
H\u00f8iby has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024<\/a> on various allegations of wrongdoing. He was indicted in August<\/a>, but had been free pending trial until Sunday.<\/p>\n H\u00f8iby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. He has no royal title or official duties.<\/p>\n The indictment centers on four alleged rapes between 2018 and November 2024; alleged violence and threats against a former partner between the summer of 2022 and the fall of 2023; and two alleged acts of violence against a subsequent partner, along with violations of a restraining order.<\/p>\n H\u00f8iby\u2019s defense team has said that he \u201cdenies all charges of sexual abuse, as well as the majority of the charges regarding violence.\u201d <\/p>\n Haakon said last week that he and Mette-Marit don\u2019t plan to attend court and that the royal house doesn\u2019t intend to comment during the proceedings, which are scheduled to last until March 19.<\/p>\n He emphasized that H\u00f8iby isn\u2019t part of the royal house and that, as a citizen of Norway, he has the same responsibilities and rights as all others. He said that he\u2019s confident that all concerned will make the trial as orderly, proper and fair as possible.<\/p>\n While the royals are generally popular in Norway, the H\u00f8iby case has cast a shadow on their image. And the trial is opening just as his mother faces renewed scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s release of the latest batch of documents from the Epstein files<\/a> shone an unflattering spotlight on Mette-Marit. They contained several hundred mentions of the crown princess, who already said in 2019 that she regretted having had contact with Epstein, Norwegian media reported.<\/p>\n The newly released documents, which include email exchanges with Epstein, showed that Mette-Marit borrowed a property of Epstein\u2019s in Palm Beach, Florida, for several days in early 2013, and the royal house confirmed that she did so through a mutual friend, broadcaster NRK reported. <\/p>\n In a statement emailed by the royal house, Mette-Marit said that she \u201cmust take responsibility for not having investigated Epstein\u2019s background more thoroughly, and for not realizing sooner what kind of person he was.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI deeply regret this, and it is a responsibility I must bear. I showed poor judgment and regret having had any contact with Epstein at all,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is simply embarrassing.\u201d <\/p>\n She expressed her \u201cdeep sympathy and solidarity\u201d with the victims of Epstein\u2019s abuse.<\/p>\n Mette-Marit\u2019s contacts with Epstein and the H\u00f8iby trial aren\u2019t the only source of negative publicity for Norway\u2019s royals. The business ventures of Haakon\u2019s sister, Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise, have drawn repeated criticism. In 2024, around the same time H\u00f8iby\u2019s case was making news, she married<\/a> an American self-professed shaman, Durek Verrett.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n Geir Moulson reported from Berlin. 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