Overview
- The Oslo case is scheduled from February 3 into mid‑March, with 38 counts including four alleged rapes and recent additions for drug and traffic offenses that could bring a lengthy prison term.
- Investigators say they hold videos and photos they consider to support several of the sexual‑assault allegations against Marius Borg Høiby.
- The court has imposed unusual controls, including a separate entrance for the defendant, a ban on photographing arrivals or departures, and clearing the courtroom when prosecution video evidence is shown.
- Numerous alleged victims and witnesses are due to testify, with many hearings closed to protect identities and strict limits on reporting details about the women.
- The royal palace confirmed that Crown Princess Mette‑Marit stayed four days at Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home in 2013, and she issued a public apology after new U.S. records referenced her extensively.