Marius has no royal title, does not belong to the royal court and has not held any official positions.
Accused of 40 offences
The indictment included 40 deedswhich were to take place in 2018-2024. The most serious allegations concerned four rapes. Hoeiby was also accused of mental and physical violence against a former partner, repeated violation of court contact bans, damage to property and participation in drug trafficking.
The prosecutor's office demanded for the man seven years and seven months in prisonalthough if convicted for the most serious acts, the maximum penalty could be up to 16 years in prison.
Over 70 witnesses were interviewed in the trial, and the evidence included, among others: 830 pages of news and over 10 thousand. pages of documents. Celebrities and media representatives testified in court: the editor of “Subjekt” magazine Danby Choi, actress Mia Gundersen and one of the most popular Norwegian influencers, Sophie Elise.
Judgment
A court in Oslo on Monday sentenced Marius Borg Hoeiby, the son of the wife of the heir to the throne of Norway, Princess Mette-Marit, to four years in prison. The man was found guilty of, among others, abusing his former partner and raping two other women.
Hoeiby stayed found guilty of two rapes, abuse of a former partner Nora Haukland, violence against one of the other female applicants, threats, persistent or ruthless behavior and violations of road traffic law.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court imposed a two-year ban on the man from contact with one of the complaining women and awarded compensation from Hoeiby to the four women.
Hoeiby stayed acquitted of four counts of the indictment, including two sexual offense charges.
The court announced the verdict in the accused's absence. He did not appear in the courtroom due to illness and heard the ruling remotely.
The date of announcing the verdict coincided with recent information about the significant deterioration of the health condition of the accused's mother. A week ago, Mette-Marit, who suffers from a severe lung disease, was put on the waiting list for a transplant, without which – according to doctors – she has no more than a year left to live.
