# Norwegian Crown Princess's Son Marius Borg Høiby Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Rape

*2026-06-16 10:03 UTC · Other · 2 min read*

> Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape — the gravest royal scandal in modern Norwegian history.

An Oslo court sentenced Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, to four years in prison on Monday after convicting him of two counts of rape and multiple other offences. The verdict — handed down on June 15, 2026 — follows a trial that ran from February to March 2026 and has shaken the Norwegian royal family to its core.

The court found Høiby guilty of raping two unconscious women, including once at a royal residence in 2018, and also convicted him of domestic abuse against a former partner, drug trafficking involving 3.5 kilograms of marijuana, issuing threats, and traffic violations. He was acquitted on two other rape charges. Prosecutors had initially sought a seven-year sentence across 40 total charges; the court imposed four years. Høiby, who is the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, denies guilt on the rape convictions and plans to appeal.

The scandal first came to light in August 2024, when Høiby was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend. Evidence gathered during that investigation led police to additional victims, many of whom had been unaware that what they experienced had constituted a crime. His conviction is widely considered the most serious legal crisis to hit the Norwegian royal family in modern history.

## Sources

- [euronews.com](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/15/norway-crown-princess-son-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-for-rape-court-says)
- [washingtonpost.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/06/15/norway-royals-hoiby-crown-princess-son-rape-verdict/19a9dd70-6870-11f1-830e-133d20cadd28_story.html)

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