Norway Crown Princess Son Marius Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Rape

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after being convicted of rape. 

He was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two. 

Høiby had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024. He also faced other charges for lesser offences including assault, drug-related crimes and



violations of a restraining order. 

Høiby had denied the rape allegations but admitted to several of the lesser offenses.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. A Norwegian court will hand down its verdict and sentence Monday in the rape trial of Marius Borg Høiby , the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, concluding a case that has gripped Norway and is widely expected to result in a prison sentence regardless of the outcome of the most serious charges.