The son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 29-year-old Marius Borg Hoiby, was sentenced to four years in prison for two counts of rape and multiple other offences.
Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, Jun 16, 2022. (Photo: AP/Lise Aserud)
16 Jun 2026 01:02AM
OSLO: An Oslo court on Monday (Jun 15) sentenced Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son to four years in prison on two counts of rape and 32 other offences, in a high-profile scandal that has rocked the monarchy.Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, Mette-Marit's son from a relationship prior to her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, was accused of 40 charges, from rape to traffic violations, carrying a maximum possible sentence of 16 years in prison.One of the rapes for which he was convicted took place at the crown prince couple's official residence in 2018.Hoiby, who is not formally part of the royal household and has no steady job, was acquitted of two other counts of rape, and convicted of repeated domestic abuse against an ex-girlfriend, traffic violations, issuing threats, a drug offence and others.The prosecution had asked for a seven-year, seven-month jail term.Hoiby, in custody since February, had denied the most serious allegations, including the charges of rape, which the prosecution said took place while the women were asleep or unconscious.His lawyers had called for him to serve 18 months for the charges to which he had pleaded guilty.Hoiby was not present in court on Monday but followed the reading of the verdict by video link.The only rape victim in the courtroom collapsed in tears when the judge read out a guilty verdict in her case.After conferring with Hoiby in custody, his lawyers said they would appeal the two rape convictions and that for domestic abuse."I think this verdict is a victory for our justice system, that shows that no one is beyond the law, despite who you are and who you are related to," prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo told AFP.
