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Marius Borg Hoiby<\/a> is at the center of a criminal case that has shaken Norway’s monarchy “to its core” \u2013 with the arrest of the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit<\/a> intensifying pressure on the royal household just as his rape trial begins.<\/p>\n RadarOnline.com<\/em><\/a> can reveal Hoiby, 29, the eldest child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit \u2013 from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon<\/a> \u2013 was arrested in Oslo over the weekend on suspicion of assault, threatening a woman with a knife, and breaching a restraining order.<\/p>\n Police arrested Marius Borg Hoiby in Oslo for suspicion of assault and breaching a restraining order.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Cops confirmed he will remain in custody for four weeks after judges at the Oslo district court ruled there was a significant risk he would reoffend.<\/p>\n The arrest came on the eve of a trial in which Hoiby now faces 38 charges, including four counts of rape<\/a>, alongside allegations of sexual molestation, bodily harm, and serious narcotics offenses, with the legal proceedings against him scheduled to run until March 19.<\/p>\n Police said the latest allegations relate to an ex-girlfriend and mirror an earlier admitted attack in 2024 at her apartment in the Frogner district, where Hoiby smashed a chandelier and stuck a knife into a wall.<\/p>\n He has previously acknowledged acting under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. Judges ordered his detention until March 2, citing the gravity of the alleged conduct.<\/p>\n Crown Princess Mette-Marit apologized publicly for her past contact with Jeffrey Epstein.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n On the morning of Tuesday, February 3, Hoiby pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape, standing in court and muttering a negative response when asked to enter his plea.<\/p>\n Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo said, “He will neither be treated more leniently nor more severely because of his family.”<\/p>\n Hoiby pleaded guilty to some lesser offenses and faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n The investigation has uncovered allegations that four women were raped while asleep or heavily intoxicated between 2018 and 2024, with some incidents allegedly filmed.<\/p>\n Six additional charges were added last month, including transporting 3.5kg of cannabis in 2020, an offense he has admitted without receiving payment.<\/p>\n Hoiby admitted to transporting three and a half kilograms of cannabis in 2020.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\nMarius Borg Hoiby Detained Before Trial<\/h2>\n
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