Norway crown princess's son convicted of rape, sentenced to 4 years in prison
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, has been convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. The verdict follows a trial where he faced four rape charges, with two acquittals. A restraining order was also granted to one victim. The case has drawn significant media attention as a rare high-profile royal conviction.
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This is the first confirmed sentencing update since the conviction was announced, with additional details on charges and victim protections emerging.
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Norway crown princess's son sentenced to 4 years for rape conviction
confidence 95%Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, has been convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. The verdict follows a trial where he faced four rape charges, with two acquittals. A restraining order was also granted to one victim. The case has drawn significant media attention as a rare high-profile royal conviction.
What's confirmed:
- Marius Borg Høiby, 29, was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison by an Oslo court on Monday.
- He was acquitted of the remaining two rape charges he faced during the trial.
- Høiby is the stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
- One of Høiby’s victims was granted a two-year restraining order against him as part of the sentencing.
- The conviction includes additional charges of domestic violence and other crimes, though specifics are not detailed in all sources.
Still unconfirmed:
- Høiby was accused of four rape charges in total, with two confirmed convictions and two acquittals, but some sources omit mention of non-rape charges.
- Details on the timeline of events leading to the trial or the identities of victims remain unreported in primary sources.