The Norwegian police reported this Tuesday that Marius Borg Høiby, the son 27 years old crown princess of Norway Mette-Marit has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
The police said in a statement that the young man, born from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s marriage in 2001 with Crown Prince Haakon, was arrested on Monday night. He was suspected of violating the penal code “which refers to sexual relations with someone who is unconscious or that for other reasons cannot resist the act», according to the statement to which AFP has had access.
“What the police can say about rape is that it is a sexual act without sexual intercourse. “The victim could not resist the act,” the police said.
Borg Høiby was already arrested on August 4 after a night fight in another woman’s apartment in Oslo and accused of causing bodily harm to the resident, with whom he was in a relationship, police said.
In September, he was arrested again for violating a restraining order against his ex-partner. During that arrest, it was also discovered that he organized large parties at the princes’ residence, a private place with strict security measures, attended by people of dubious reputation. These events caused several damage to the house and the disappearance of valuable objects, Norwegian media reported.
According to the police, when he was arrested this Monday, he was in a car with the alleged victim of the incident that occurred in August. Suspicions related to this incident now include domestic abuse. It is still unknown whether Marius Borg Høiby will be taken into custody.
Marius Borg Høiby has been nicknamed the ‘black sheep’ of the family
Insufficient measures
A few days ago, the Princess asked the police to they will withdraw the driving license to avoid further problems on the road due to your negligent behavior. Furthermore, Prince Haakon restricted his access to Skaugumthe official residence of the Crown Princes, where Borg Høiby organized parties without the knowledge of the monarchs.
After publicly acknowledging his addiction to drugs and alcohol, Borg entered a detoxification center a few weeks ago. According to the Norwegian media Borg Høiby, control over his assets has been deficient, and he has wasted practically his entire million-dollar fortune on his nights of excess. The newspaper claims that the young man He has only 4,400 euros of the 1.8 million he had previously.
Just a few hours after Marius’ arrest, the alleged victim’s lawyer, Hege Salomon spoke to ‘VG’: «She is not part of Høiby’s entourage. She doesn’t know him. The police have opened a case. She has been questioned and is cooperating with officers. She is going through a difficult time and it is difficult. “She did not report the incident, it was the police who opened the case,” the lawyer confirmed.
For his part, Øyvind Bratlien, the young man’s lawyer, told the same media that “Høiby does not plead guilty after charges are expanded. “He works well with the police and wants to explain himself.”
This new arrest once again endangers the already diminished reputation of the Royal Family.
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