Norwegian royal charged with rape; police say victim count in double digits
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The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Høiby is facing charges of multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm.

The charges come after a month-long investigation following Høiby’s multiple arrests in 2024. Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski confirmed that the number of victims is in the “double-digits.”

Marius Borg Høiby

A picture taken on June 16, 2022, in Oslo, Norway, shows Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit. (HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

The Oslo Police District put out a statement saying that they carried out a “thorough investigation”, with a “large number of witness interviews, several searches and a review of extensive digital material,” according to a BBC translation.

Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby

Norway’s Marius Borg Høiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022.  (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP)

Fox News Digital has reached out to Høiby’s attorney, Petar Sekulic, for comment, but according to multiple reports he said that his client does not acknowledge any wrongdoing, particularly in the cases involving sexual abuse and violence.

Several outlets also reported that the Royal House of Norway said that the case was proceeding through the legal system and it had nothing to offer, though the palace has not yet replied to Fox News Digital.

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