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Stepson of Norway's crown prince given four years' prison for rape

2026-06-15

[Reuters] Vicious, entitled git. But there’s lots of that around at that level.

Marius Borg Hoiby convicted on two counts of rape

Also found guilty of domestic violence

Royal family's traditional popularity dented

Hoiby admitted some lesser charges, denied most serious ones

The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the royal family's once picture-perfect image.

Oslo ‌District Court ruled that 29-year-old Marius Borg Hoiby, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was guilty of two counts of rape including one in the basement of the crown prince's home.

He was acquitted of two other rape charges.

Hoiby, nicknamed "Little Marius" since being the blond, blue-eyed four-year-old attending the royal wedding, was found guilty of 34 of 40 charges, including domestic violence against a then-girlfriend and drug possession and supply.

The court heard evidence of Hoiby's drug addiction, self-made videos of sexual encounters, and hundreds of incriminating electronic messages with ex-partners.

Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, ⁠had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.

"The court finds it is proven she was not able to resist the action," judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad said of the rape at the crown prince's home, while reading the unanimous verdict by the three-judge court.

Hoiby had pleaded not guilty to the most serious accusations against him, while admitting to some lesser ones including transporting 3.5 kg (7.7 pounds) of marijuana, violating restraining orders and traffic violations.

Hoiby would appeal the verdict, his lawyer Petar Sekulic told dailies VG and Aftenposten. The prosecution said it would consider appealing after digesting the full 127-page verdict.

"This is a victory for our justice system," prosecutor Sturla Henriksboe told Reuters.

"No one can get away with serious criminal acts based on who they are or who they are related to."

Hoiby watched the verdict via video from prison due to medical reasons. He has been repeatedly denied permission to visit his mother, who is suffering with pulmonary fibrosis and needs a lung transplant. The verdict comes at a tough time for Mette-Marit, with doctors saying she has about a year to live unless she can receive a lung transplant.

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