Overview
- Prosecutors asked the Oslo court to convict Marius Borg Høiby on 39 of 40 counts and impose seven years and seven months in prison, citing witness accounts and videos recovered from his phone.
- The state also requested a two‑year contact ban concerning an ex‑girlfriend and deduction of about 63 days already served in pretrial detention.
- The 40‑count indictment includes four alleged rapes under Norwegian law, multiple instances of domestic violence, public‑order offenses, traffic violations and a drug‑transport allegation.
- The defense argued there is no evidence to convict on the four rape charges, sought acquittal on those counts and proposed roughly 18 months for admitted lesser offenses.
- Oral proceedings ended March 19 after nearly seven weeks; Høiby remains in custody as the high‑profile case continues to draw scrutiny of Norway’s royal family.