Overview
- A District Court in Oslo on Monday found Marius Borg Høiby guilty of two counts of rape and multiple other offences and sentenced him to four years in prison.
- The court acquitted him on two other rape charges but convicted him on 34 of the 40 counts in the indictment and ordered about 640,000 NOK in compensation to victims.
- Prosecutors relied on forensic material from phones, computers, videos and messages presented at trial to support the convictions.
- Høiby has been held in pretrial custody, followed the verdict by videoconference for health reasons, and his lawyers have announced they will appeal while prosecutors had sought a 7-year, 7-month term.
- Although he holds no formal royal title, Høiby’s role as the crown princess’s son has intensified public scrutiny of the monarchy as Mette‑Marit faces serious pulmonary illness and awaits a lung transplant.