A lower court in Oslo began the trial on Tuesday against Marius Borg Hoibyson of the princess Mette-Marit from Norway and who is accused of several cases of rape and abuse. The accusation against Høiby, 29 years old and not a member of the Royal House, includes 38 crimesamong them four cases of rape of different couples while they were sleepingsix of degrading sexual conduct, and others of assaults, threats, drugs, damages, disruption of public order and traffic.

Norwegian Justice He decreed preventive detention on Monday four weeks for the young man for three new alleged crimes (bodily assault, threats with a knife and breaking the prohibition to visit a person) that are being investigated and could later be added to the accusation.

According to the Norwegian agency NTB, Høiby – who was arrested on Sunday night – was admitted to the hospital for unknown reasons, although that did not prevent him from going to court this Monday. «He’s not having it easy. He is afraid of the trial due to media pressure and the seriousness of the case«one of his lawyers, Petar Sekulic, told NTB the day before.

When he was charged last June, Høiby, the result of a relationship with Mette-Marit prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakonthe list was about twenty, which increased to 32 when the accusation was made public in August and to 38 a few days ago, after new interrogations and searches.

«HE It deals with very serious acts that can leave a mark and destroy lives. The maximum penalty for the crimes mentioned in the indictment is imprisonment for up to ten years«said the prosecutor on August 18, Sturla Henriksbø. The young man, who has admitted to having problems with alcohol and other drugs in addition to suffering from mental problems, has only admitted to the crimes of violence against a woman, threats to a man and having transported several kilos of marijuana six years ago. More than a dozen people are listed as injured, including several of the young man’s ex-partners.

The Norwegian royal family will not be present

The trial, for which some 200 Norwegian and foreign journalists have been accredited, will be held under partial restrictions on witness statements and the reproduction of evidentiary material, in addition to the prohibition of taking photos of the accused (at his request), which has generated protests from Norwegian media.

In the Oslo courts No member of the royal family will be present nor will there be any comments from him about the process in the seven weeks scheduled, as revealed a few days ago by Haakon, who showed his understanding for the victims while reiterating that Høiby is an «important part» of the family.

The case has generated a lot of attention since Høiby was first detained by the Police in August 2024after a violent incident at an ex-girlfriend’s house, an interest that has increased following new revelations about the friendship between Mette-Marit and the American millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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