Marius Borg Hoiby had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.
The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimes and is sentenced to four years in prison, an Oslo court ruled on Monday.
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other accounts of rape.
He had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors had asked that Hoiby should be sentenced to seven years and seven months of prison.
Unless more documents are released, there isn’t really much more to go by. She made some poor judgements of what person she was dealing with, but it didn’t seem like she was guilty to anything illegal. A lot of organizations which had her as a member of honor have recalled her membership. A lot of trust has been lost, and polls have shifted a bit towards abolishing the current monarchy.
But it’s hardly a topic now. The crown princess is currently dealing with pulmonary fibrosis and requires a lung transplant. So the focus has shifted a lot recently.