Police announced on Friday that Marius Borg Høiby, of Norway’s royal family, faces serious sexual misconduct charges.
Oslo police said Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, stood charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and bodily harm, according to the Associated Press.
Specifically, he was accused of one case of rape involving intercourse, two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault, and two cases of bodily harm.
The number of his alleged victims was reportedly “double-digit.”
Høiby is “absolutely taking the accusations very seriously, but doesn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in most of the cases — especially the cases regarding sexual abuse and violence,” defense attorney Petar Sekulic told the AP.
Høiby was arrested in August 2024 and charged with bodily harm and damage, before being arrested again in September for a separate case involving suspicion of rape, according to The New York Times.
NEW: Son of Norway’s Crown Princess charged with r*pe involving “double-digit” number of alleged victims.
28-year-old Marius Borg Høiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon.
Høiby was charged with one case of r*pe… pic.twitter.com/z1DzIEShq4
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