Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Is Convicted of Rape

OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian court on Monday found Marius Borg Hoiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess and a stepson of the country’s heir, guilty of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has drawn intense attention across Europe.

Hoiby, 29, was also convicted on charges including filming people without their consent and violent threats. Hoiby, who is not a member of Norway’s royal house, was sentenced to four years in prison, a judge said.

Hoiby denied some of the prosecution’s accusations, though he pleaded guilty to other charges, including assault, harassment and malicious damage to property. He also admitted to transporting more than 7 pounds of cannabis and violating a restraining order.

The court, in Oslo, found Hoiby guilty on two counts of rape and acquitted him on two other counts of rape. Still, the court ordered him to pay punitive damages to all four women who accused him of rape, for a total of nearly $61,000. He was also acquitted on two counts of violating a restraining order.

Lawyers for one of the women, who accused Hoiby of raping her in a hotel in Oslo, said they would review the ruling after he was acquitted on that charge.

“She is disappointed with the outcome, but the case may not yet be finally settled,” the law firm, Elden Attorneys, said in a statement.

Two other victims represented by the same law firm, including Hoiby’s former girlfriend, Nora Haukland, said in a statement that they were relieved that the trial had come to a close.

Hoiby’s lawyers said he would appeal the rape convictions and some of the domestic violence convictions.

The trial, which began in February, garnered breathless coverage in Norway and attracted rare international attention to the country’s court system. Prosecutors were eager to show that Hoiby, a stepson of the future king, Crown Prince Haakon, would be tried as an ordinary citizen. Sturla Henriksbo, one of the prosecutors on the case, said Hoiby’s conviction “shows precisely that the law is equal for all.”

The trial also unfolded during a time of crisis for the Norwegian royal family as his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, came under pressure for her past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The princess, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, was placed this month on a waiting list for a lung transplant.

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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

By Lynsey Chutel and Henrik Pryser Libell
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