BREAKING NEWS Future King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Høiby is charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after months-long investigation
Høiby, stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage.
Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Høiby on multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a 'double-digit' number of alleged victims.
Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski said Høiby, who is the son of Princess Mette-Marit, was cooperative during police questioning, which is now complete.
Evidence in the case was drawn from sources including text-messages, witness testimonies and police searches, the police attorney said.
The charges included one case of rape involving intercourse and two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm, Kruszewksi said at a news conference.
'I cannot go into further detail about the number of victims in the case beyond confirming that it is a double-digit number,' he said.
In an email, defense attorney Petar Sekulic said Høiby was '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.'
Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski from the Oslo Police District, gives an update on the case against Marius Borg Høiby in the press room at the Police Headquarters in Oslo, Friday, June 27, 2025. (Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB Scanpix via AP)
The palace was quoted by the Norwegian newswire NTB saying it would not comment while the case winds its way through the 'normal procedures.'
The case was top news in Norway, where the royals are popular.
Høiby, 28, previously lived with the royal couple and their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, but now lives in a separate house nearby, according to Sekulic.
Høiby remains free pending a possible trial and is entitled to a presumption of innocence until a court rules otherwise.
Once known affectionately as 'Little Marius,' Høiby grew up in the public eye enjoying the same wealth and privilege as his royal siblings, although his biological father, Morton Borg, served time in prison for drugs and violent offenses. Hoiby has acknowledged cocaine use and addiction.
Norway's future queen made headlines in 2001 when she married Haakon because she was a single mother who had lived a freewheeling life with a companion who had been convicted on drug charges.
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