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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,368 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:49 AM Monday

Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of two counts of rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9d10l5p4o

Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in prison
prison.


The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court cleared him of two other counts of rape, but found him guilty of many of the other offences of which he had been accused.

Høiby was not in court for the verdict, but joined the session via video link.

Prosecutors had called for Høiby to be given seven years and seven months in prison. His defence lawyers had called for a lesser term of 18 months and can appeal against the verdict.

Marius Borg Høiby's mother married into the royal family when he was four, and although he grew up within the family he is not himself a royal figure.

Mette-Marit is very ill with a form of pulmonary fibrosis and has recently been placed on a lung transplant list. Her son's lawyers have repeatedly sought his release from prison so he could spend time with his mother because of her declining health.
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Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of two counts of rape (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday OP
Four years for two rapes?? Scrivener7 Monday #1
There are laws for them malaise Monday #2
His mom was Epstein's friend. Kid Berwyn Monday #3
If you thought the British monarchy was messy Sympthsical Monday #4
My mother dies of pulmonary fibrosis sdfernando Monday #5

Sympthsical

(11,258 posts)
4. If you thought the British monarchy was messy
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:19 AM
Monday

Do a deep dive on Norway's royal shitshow.

They're fun. I like the guy who talks to angels and can cure Covid with magical amulets the most.

sdfernando

(6,137 posts)
5. My mother dies of pulmonary fibrosis
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 09:14 AM
Monday

it's a horrible disease. Watching her struggle to breath. It was so bad I think death be ame a blessing. I hope if she gets really bad they will let the son spend some time with her. Not that I think he should be released, but furloughed for a bit.

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