The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with 32 offences, together with 4 counts of rape, a prosecutor says.
The fees in opposition to Marius Borg Høiby, 28, embrace the abuse of a former companion and violations of restraining orders in opposition to one other former companion.
He was born from a relationship earlier than Crown Princess Mette-Marit married Crown Prince Haakon, who’s the longer term king of Norway.
Mr Høiby denies probably the most critical accusations in opposition to him, however plans to plead responsible to some lesser fees when the trial begins, his lawyer Petar Sekulic instructed Reuters information company.
He might withstand 10 years in jail if discovered responsible of probably the most critical fees.
He has additionally been charged with filming the genitals of quite a lot of girls with out their data or consent, prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø instructed reporters.
“He doesn’t agree with the claims relating to rape and home violence,” Mr Sekulic mentioned of his consumer, in response to Reuters.
Talking in regards to the fees in opposition to his stepson, Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon on Tuesday mentioned it was as much as the courts what would occur, including that everybody concerned within the case “in all probability finds it difficult and troublesome”, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported.
The 4 alleged rapes are mentioned to have occurred between 2018 and 2024, with one among them allegedly happening after his arrest, in response to NRK.
Mr Høiby, who doesn’t have a royal title or official duties, was arrested three separate occasions final 12 months, in August, September and November. He had been below investigation since his August arrest on suspicion of assault. In June, police mentioned he was suspected of three rapes and 23 different offences.
The prosecutor mentioned the trial might happen in January and final some six weeks.
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