Stepson of Norway’s crown prince sentenced to 4 years in prison in rape case

The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty ​on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the ‌royal family’s once picture-perfect image, Reuters writes.

Oslo District Court ruled that 29-year-old Marius Borg Hoiby was guilty of two counts of rape including one in the basement of the crown prince’s home.

Hoiby was also found guilty of domestic violence against a then girlfriend between mid-2022 and the autumn of 2023. He repeatedly hit her in the face with his fist, ‌choked her, ⁠slammed a door in her face and threw objects at her, the court heard during the trial.

He was acquitted of two other rape charges.

As noted, no other members of the royal family attended the trial.

Hoiby joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001.