Trigger Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and violence.
For months, Marius Borg Høiby has been facing a serious criminal case. The shocking allegations against him include rape and claims of violent behavior. The 29-year-old, who is Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, has dominated headlines across Norway as his trial got closer.
Then, just before that trial was supposed to start, Oslo police arrested Marius over the weekend. New claims say he threatened a woman with a knife and violated a restraining order, adding yet another twist to an already explosive case
Marius Borg Hoiby is accused of rape
RadarOnline reported that Marius now faces 38 criminal charges. They include four counts of rape, along with accusations of sexual molestation, bodily harm, and serious narcotics offenses. Investigators say four women were raped between 2018 and 2024 while they were asleep or heavily intoxicated. Also, some of what allegedly happened was filmed.
When Marius showed up in court on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, he pleaded not guilty to all four rape charges. Reports say he muttered a negative reply when the judge asked for his plea. He has admitted to some lesser crimes, including transporting 3.5kg of cannabis in 2020 without receiving payment.
Police say the latest arrest involves an ex-girlfriend and links back to a 2024 incident at her Frogner apartment. During that episode, Marius admitted he smashed a chandelier and stuck a knife into a wall while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.
Judges ordered him held for four weeks, citing the risk he could reoffend. Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo said, “He will neither be treated more leniently nor more severely because of his family.” He faces up to 16 years if convicted.
A senior political source said the latest arrest has left the royal institution “shaken to its core,” especially with the trial about to unfold in public.
The timing could hardly be worse for yet another royal household. It’s also facing uncomfortable attention over newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents. Those records mentioned earlier contact between Epstein and the crown princess. She issued a public apology over the weekend, saying she “deeply regretted” her “poor judgment” and added, “It is just embarrassing.”
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