European Kingdom Shaken as Crown Princess’ Son Hit With Multiple Heinous Charges
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.
“The case is proceeding through the legal system and is following normal procedures. We have nothing further to add,” the royal palace said in a statement to the AP.
Norwegian media personality Linni Meister, one of Høiby’s alleged victims, said he raped her at one of his “castle basement” parties while she was unconscious, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported in April.