Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit, was arrested within the nation’s capital, Oslo, on Monday evening on suspicion of rape, Norwegian police introduced Tuesday.
Borg Høiby, 27, is the stepson of crown prince Haakon however holds no royal title or official duties.
Authorities charged Borg Høiby with “sexual activity with somebody who’s unconscious or for different causes unable to withstand the act.” This preliminary cost permits police to detain suspects whereas investigations are ongoing. The timing of the alleged incident stays unclear, however police stated that “the sufferer should have been unable to withstand the act.”
A preliminary cost precedes a proper cost and permits authorities to carry suspects through the investigation.
Norwegian media reported that Borg Høiby denied the allegations. Hege Salomon, the lawyer representing the alleged sufferer, described her shopper as “having a tough time” and clarified that the case was initiated by police, not the sufferer. The girl’s identification has not been disclosed.
The Norwegian royal palace has not commented on the matter, in line with NTB, the nationwide information company.
This arrest provides to Borg Høiby’s prior authorized points. In August, he was briefly detained after an altercation in downtown Oslo, dealing with preliminary fees of bodily hurt and legal harm. Police famous “a relationship between the suspect and the sufferer” in that case. Since then, extra fees have been filed in opposition to Borg Høiby, together with violating restraining orders and driving with no legitimate license. In complete, the circumstances contain accusations from 4 girls and one man.
The scandal has dominated headlines in Norway, the place the royal household enjoys widespread reputation. Borg Høiby resides with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown prince Haakon, and their two youngsters, princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus.
Crown princess Mette-Marit gained public consideration in 2001 when she married Haakon. On the time, she was a single mom with a controversial previous, together with a relationship with a person convicted of drug offenses. Regardless of preliminary scrutiny, she was in the end accepted by the Norwegian public.
