Overview
- An Oslo district court on Monday found Marius Borg Høiby guilty of two of four rape charges and convicted him on multiple other counts, handing down a four‑year prison sentence.
- The seven‑week trial relied heavily on phone photos, videos and hundreds of messages as evidence and heard about 70 witnesses over 27 court days.
- Høiby admitted to several lesser offences during the proceedings, including assault, breaches of contact orders and drug and traffic offences, while denying the rape allegations.
- The court ordered compensation to four women totalling several hundred thousand Norwegian kroner, and Høiby’s lawyers immediately gave notice that they will appeal the verdict.
- The case has deepened scrutiny of the Norwegian royal family because Høiby is Crown Princess Mette‑Marit’s son, his mother’s serious health has been cited in release requests, and public debate is focused on the sentence’s proportionality and the palace’s silence.