Serious accusations
Marius Borg Høiby: Second accusation of rape against Mette-Marit’s son
A new, serious accusation has been made against Marius Borg Høiby: Mette-Marit’s son is accused of a second rape. Now he should be in custody.
The son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Høiby, is accused of another sexual offense. A second incident was discovered, said prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski from the Oslo police, who was in charge of the case, after the end of a detention hearing in the Norwegian capital. This is now being investigated. As in the other case, it was about sexual intercourse with a woman who was unable to resist the act.
This is the reason why they asked for two weeks of pre-trial detention for the 27-year-old, said Kruszewski. According to information from the court, a decision on this should be made later in the day, but was still pending by late afternoon.
New allegations against Marius Borg Høiby
Numerous allegations have been made against the 27-year-old since this summer, including assault on ex-girlfriends and damage to property. Now he is also accused of a sexual offense – the most serious allegation. Høiby is the eldest son of the Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. He reacts with horror to the new allegations.
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The negative headlines around Marius Borg Hoiby There’s no stopping: The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit was arrested for the third time in four months. He has already been accused of assaulting ex-girlfriends, property damage and other crimes, and now the 27-year-old is also accused of rape. Borg Høiby is suspected of violating a criminal law section “concerning sex with a person who is unconscious or otherwise unable to defend themselves,” Norwegian police said. He denies the new allegations, as his lawyer Øyvind Bratlien told several Norwegian media. The scandal has been bothering the royal family for months. In August he is said to have “mentally and physically” attacked a girlfriend and vandalized a room. The woman called the police after the incident and had to go to the hospital with a concussion
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Høiby’s lawyer Øyvind Bratlien told Norwegian media that his client would appear in court but there was no basis for pre-trial detention. They want to show the court that the case looks different and is far more nuanced than what is portrayed in the media.
Høiby denies the new allegations, according to his lawyer. He was arrested shortly before midnight on Monday for the third time in four months. Since then he has been in custody in the Grønland district of Oslo.
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Source: Stern
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