Marius Borg Høiby trial: Norwegian court to deliver verdict on Crown Princess’ son on June 15 after rape, assault trial

The son of The Norwegian Crown Princess will learn his fate in a few weeks, while a court announces that it will rule on the trial that has taken place. cast a dark shadow over the royal family and fascinated interest from all over the world.

The Oslo District Court said the verdict in Marius Borg Høiby’s case will be handed down on June 15.

Hoiby, 29, denies the most serious allegationsincluding four counts of rape and serious assault.

He is accused of a total of 40 crimes, including four rapes between 2018 and 2024.

Høiby has pleaded guilty to some of the lesser offences, including a drug charge, traffic offenses and breaching a restraining order.

Prosecutors have sought a prison sentence of seven years and seven months, arguing that Høiby should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of.

The The trial started in February and lasted seven weeks, ending on March 19.

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Høiby’s defense team said there was no evidence to support the rape allegations. However, he has admitted to lesser offenses including drug possession, transporting 3.5 kilos of marijuana in 2020, traffic violations and breaching a restraining order involving a former partner.

He has also partially admitted to acts related to violence and threats, but disputes key aspects of those charges, including intent.

His lawyers said a maximum sentence of 18 months would be appropriate for the charges he admitted.

They claim that Høiby has lived under extraordinary media pressure due to his royal connections, which they say has influenced public perception of the case.

Høiby was one toddler when his mother got married the heir to the Norwegian throne in 2001.

He is not member of the Norwegian Royal House or a public figure, but grew up as part of the royal family and attended many events with the King and Queen and the Crown Prince Couple over the years.

Last week,Høiby pleaded before a judge to be released on bail so he can spend more time with his mother, who suffers from a chronic lung condition.

His legal team had requested Høiby’s release to a house on the royal estate in Skaugum west of Oslo, where his mother Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepfather Crown Prince Haakon live, with an ankle monitor to track his movements.

Høiby told judge Hans Nikolai Førde: “I am in solitary confinement in Oslo prison.”

‘I have someone in my immediate family who has an illness that makes visitation impossible [me] in Oslo prison a little bit harder than when I was at home,” he said.

“The air quality there is… It’s an old building with a lot of mold. It would have made a big difference if we could have been somewhere else.”

The judge asked him, “Do you mean your mother?”

Høiby replied: “Yes.”

Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon, together with their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, have been visiting Høiby in prison since February.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra was back in Norway around Easter, but has since returned to Australia, where she is now follow a three-year course at the University of Sydney.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit does largely absent from public duties this year due to her deteriorating health.

Late last year, the royal family’s medical team said they had begun preparations to assess the disease princess for a lung transplant after her health recently deteriorated.

Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, which causes scarring in the lungs and leads to reduced oxygen uptake.

When the trial started, Crown Princess Mette-Marit was in prison center of headlines about revelations she previously had contact with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Crown Princess’ name was mentioned more than 100 times in the Epstein files released earlier this year.

In March she has told Norwegian television: “It is incredibly important for me to take responsibility for not checking his background more carefully.

“And to take responsibility for being as manipulated and deceived as I am.”

– Reported to AP

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