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App Purchase Timing and Seized Videos Dominate Latest Hearings in Høiby Trial

Prosecutors say a swift PhotoVault subscription after recording sex videos contradicts his claim of memory loss.

Overview

  • Høiby is on trial in Oslo on 38 counts, including four rape charges, and could face up to 16 years in prison.
  • Prosecutors contend he bought a PhotoVault premium subscription less than two hours after filming five clips and then moved the videos into the app.
  • The court was shown five recordings seized from his apartment; prosecutors say the first depicts consensual sex and the remaining four show the alleged assault in March 2024.
  • A third woman testified that non-consensual contact occurred after she took sleep medication and drank alcohol, while Høiby said he did not see her fall asleep and remembers a blackout after using alcohol, ketamine and cocaine.
  • Authorities revoked a special break-time arrangement and directed Høiby to spend recesses in a holding cell, with police citing resource demands and his lawyer noting the earlier accommodation followed a health-related collapse.