Eldest son of Norway’s crown princess jailed for four years for rape

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of rape.

He was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two.

Høiby had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024.

He also faced other charges for lesser offences including assault, drug-related crimes and violations of a restraining order.

Høiby had denied the rape allegations but admitted several of the lesser offences.

The 29-year-old had faced 40 criminal charges, including four counts of rape and allegations involving violence, threats and abuse.

Prosecutors had asked Oslo District Court to sentence him to seven years and seven months in prison, while defence lawyers had argued that he should be acquitted of the rape allegations and receive no more than 18 months for offences he had admitted to.

The six-week trial concluded in March after testimony from multiple accusers and presentation of evidence, including messages, images and videos from Høiby’s phone.