{"id":19387,"date":"2025-06-27T15:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/19387\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:26:13","slug":"son-of-norways-crown-princess-marius-borg-hoiby-charged-with-rape-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/19387\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg H\u00f8iby, charged with rape, sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims, Oslo police announced Friday.<\/p>\n

Marius Borg H\u00f8iby, 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<\/a> amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage.<\/p>\n

Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski said H\u00f8iby was cooperative during police questioning. He said evidence in the case was drawn from sources including text messages, witness testimonies and police searches.<\/p>\n

\"NORWAY-ROYALS-ARREST<\/p>\n

Marius Borg H\u00f8iby, the son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince\u00a0 Haakon, the heir to the throne.<\/p>\n

HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN\/NTB\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

H\u00f8iby, 28, was born from a relationship before Mette-Marit’s 2001 marriage to Haakon. He was raised alongside his stepsiblings, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 21, and Prince Sverre Magnus, 19, but has no official public role. According to H\u00f8iby’s defense attorney, Petar Sekulic, his client previously lived with the royal family but now lives in a separate house nearby.<\/p>\n

The charges against H\u00f8iby include one case of rape involving intercourse and two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm, Kruszewski said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Sekulic told the Associated Press in an email that H\u00f8iby was “absolutely taking the accusations very seriously, but doesn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in most of the cases \u2014 especially the cases regarding sexual abuse and violence.”<\/p>\n

\"NORWAY-ROYALS-CRIME<\/p>\n

Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski from the Oslo Police District gives an update on the case against the son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg H\u00f8iby.<\/p>\n

OLE BERG-RUSTEN\/NTB\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The royal palace did not immediately respond to an emailed request from the AP seeking comment.<\/p>\n

H\u00f8iby remains free pending a possible trial and is entitled to a presumption of innocence until a court rules otherwise.<\/p>\n

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