{"id":8351,"date":"2026-02-10T18:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8351\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:29:11","slug":"woman-testifies-son-of-norways-crown-princess-raped-her-while-she-slept-worst-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8351\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman testifies son of Norway’s crown princess raped her while she slept: “Worst nightmare”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A second woman testified at a court in Oslo on Tuesday, accusing the son of Norway’s crown princess<\/a> of raping her while she slept, describing it as her “worst nightmare.”<\/p>\n

Marius Borg Hoiby<\/a>, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to heir apparent Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial facing 38 charges, including raping four women<\/a> and assaults against ex-girlfriends.<\/p>\n

He has pleaded not guilty to the most serious offenses. He faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a second alleged victim testified about a rape that the prosecution said took place on Oct. 8, 2023, following an after-party in an apartment in Norway’s Lofoten Islands that Hoiby and his stepfather were visiting on a surfing trip.<\/p>\n

After consensual sex, the alleged victim — a young woman he met on Tinder — said she woke up after Hoiby had resumed sexual relations with her that were not consensual.<\/p>\n

“That’s always been my worst nightmare,” she told the court, recalling how she closed her eyes “so I wouldn’t have to take part in my own assault”.<\/p>\n

“I remember waking up when he was already underway. I thought, ‘I don’t understand how someone can have sex with someone who’s sleeping’,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Then, I mostly had the feeling I was dissociating, leaving my own body,” she added.<\/p>\n

“It was painful. My body wasn’t ready for it.”<\/p>\n

\"Marius<\/p>\n

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is seen June 16, 2022, in Oslo, Norway.<\/p>\n

Hakon Mosvold Larsen\/NTB\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In a bid to prove that the sex occurred when she was not in a state to reject it, the prosecution submitted as evidence a video that Hoiby had allegedly filmed of the events with his own phone, which police later found.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo said the five-second video showed the young woman asleep at the time.<\/p>\n

The alleged victim also spoke out against the images, which she said were filmed without her knowledge — for which Hoiby has also been charged.<\/p>\n

The prosecution also presented data from her fitness watch to prove that she was asleep at the time.<\/p>\n

“According to the prosecution, the change in heart rate is the most decisive factor,” Henriksbo told the court.<\/p>\n

Hoiby — who appeared pale at the start of Tuesday’s court proceedings, his hands trembling — was to take the stand later Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Last week, the court heard testimony from another young woman who claimed Hoiby raped her at another after-party in the basement of his parents’ royal estate outside Oslo in December 2018.<\/p>\n

The defense has rejected all the rape accusations, arguing last week that they were “perfectly normal and consensual sexual relations.”<\/p>\n

Just days before the trial, Hoiby was arrested<\/a> on new charges alleging assault, threats with a knife and violation of a restraining order.<\/p>\n

The case has deeply embarrassed the royal family, especially his mother, who\u00a0suffers from an incurable lung illness<\/a>\u00a0and who is torn between her role as mother and future queen.<\/p>\n

Crown Prince Haakon released a statement<\/a>\u00a0in late January saying neither he nor Mette-Marit would attend the trial.<\/p>\n

Hoiby was raised by the royal couple alongside his step-siblings,\u00a0Princess Ingrid Alexandra<\/a>\u00a0and Prince Sverre Magnus. Unlike them, he has no official public role.<\/p>\n

In his statement, Haakon alluded to Hoiby’s “autonomous” status.<\/p>\n

“Marius Borg Hoiby is not a member of the Royal House of Norway and is therefore autonomous. We care about him, and he is an important member of our family. He is a citizen of Norway and, as such, has the same responsibilities as everyone else \u2014 as well as the same rights,” Haakon said.<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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