Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby next to his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, in Oslo, June 16, 2022. LISE ASERUD / AP
The 28-year-old son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Monday, August 18. Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born from a relationship before Crown Princess Mette-Marit married Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on August 4 last year on suspicion of assaulting a girlfriend.
He is accused of raping four women while they were sleeping. In at least three of the cases, he met the women the same day and had consensual sex before the alleged rapes, public prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo told reporters. Hoiby is also charged with filming their genitals without their knowledge.
The four rapes allegedly took place in 2018, 2023 and 2024, the last one after the police investigation began. Henriksbo said investigators had video clips and photographs as evidence.
Other charges against Hoiby include domestic abuse against a former partner and several counts of violence, disturbing the peace, vandalism and violations of restraining orders against another former partner. The only victim identified by the prosecution was Hoiby's ex-girlfriend Nora Haukland, whom he is accused of physically and psychologically abusing in 2022 and 2023.
