TOEven though he was the son of the future Queen of Norway, he was sentenced to four years Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The judges found the 29-year-old guilty of two counts of rape. The prosecution had asked seven years and seven months of imprisonment, while the defense had advanced a request for 18 months. On Monday, a lower court judge had ordered the release of the 29-year-old on bail, who had been in prison since the beginning of February, but there was nothing that could be done. The prosecution had appealed.
Marius Borg Hoiby sentenced to 4 years for rape
Marius Borg Hoiby’s defense had asked for his release due to the serious health conditions of the princess. Mette-Marit of NorwayIn fact, she is seriously ill with a form of pulmonary fibrosis and was recently placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant. Recently, she showed up on National Day with an oxygen cannula in his nose.
The accusations in the trial
Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, in a recent photo
Born from a relationship prior to his mother’s marriage Mette-Marit with Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, Hoiby will remain in prison for the time being. 40 crimes were contested during the trial, from February 3rd to March 19th: four counts of rape against women unable to resist and repeated violence against a former partner.
Difficult time for the Norwegian Crown
Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with nasal oxygen cannula on National Day
The case has tarnished the image of Corona grappling with another scandal: a correspondence between Mette-Marit of Norway and the American pedophile financier would have come to light Jeffrey Epstein from 2011 to 2014. Last March, the crown princess broke the silence on her friendship with Epstein with an interview with the Norwegian broadcaster NRK: «He was just a friend but I was wrong. He manipulated me, I didn’t realize it.”