Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Marius Borg Høiby Convicted of Rape

Warning: The following story contains topics of sexual assault and alleged rape.

UPDATE: Marius Borg Høiby’s legal troubles continue.

The son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of rape June 14, according to The Associated Press. 

Høiby was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two, per the outlet. He was also convicted of assault and abuse in a close relationship.

In addition to the four-year prison sentence, the young royal was also ordered to pay compensation to the victims.

E! News has reached out to Høiby’s legal team for comment but hasn’t heard back.

Defense lawyer Petar Sekulic noted that Høiby is “satisfied” in an email to Swedish news agency TT, according to the AP, but will appeal the parts of the verdict concerning the two rapes and the abuse in a close relationship. His lawyers will also seek Høiby’s temporary release.

The 29-year-old was charged with sexually assaulting four women, according to the outlet, who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024.

Though he faced a total of 40 criminal charges—including violations of a restraining order and drug-related crimes—he pleaded not guilty to the rape allegations.

Høiby did, however, plead guilty to multiple other charges, according to The New York Times, including assault and harassment and malicious damage to property, per Norwegian news outlet NRK.

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Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a relationship prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, has been arrested on suspicion of rape.