Overview
- Høiby’s lawyers told Norwegian news agency NTB that he has formally appealed the June conviction and sentence handed down by an Oslo court.
- The court convicted him on two counts of rape, violence against a former partner and other charges from a larger indictment, acquitting him on two other rape counts and two restraining-order charges.
- Judges sentenced Høiby to four years in prison and ordered about 640,000 kroner in compensation to victims after prosecutors had sought seven years and seven months.
- Høiby has been held in custody since a February arrest and multiple requests for temporary release to see or care for his mother were denied, though limited hospital visits were reported.
- Høiby is not a member of the Norwegian Royal House, the palace has declined comment, and the pending appeal will determine whether key convictions and the sentence are upheld next year.