March 16, 2026, 10:54March 16, 2026, 10:54
At the start of last week’s trial against Marius Borg Høiby, the public prosecutor harshly criticized the son of the Norwegian Crown Princess in his plea.
Marius Borg Hoiby Image: keystone
“We saw a man who takes what he wants and doesn’t necessarily care to ask the girl sitting on his lap at an after party whether she’s okay with him touching her,” said Sturla Henriksbø.
Likewise, Høiby doesn’t seem particularly interested in explaining whether women think it’s okay for him to have sex with them again after they’ve fallen asleep. The 29-year-old is accused of, among other things, four counts of rape under Norwegian law. In all cases, the women are said to have been asleep or blacked out during the crime.
Prosecutor: “Marius Borg Høiby is not a monster”
Høiby not only showed a lack of respect for norms and rules, but also that he applied different standards for himself and others in relationships. Henriksbø spoke of the defendant as a “man with an aggression problem, who is jealous and who can get out of control, especially when drunk.”
“He can lose his temper, freak out, scream. Throwing cell phones and knives. Punch holes in the wall.” The public prosecutor also addressed the allegations that Høiby choked, hit and spit on women.
“Marius Borg Høiby is not a monster,” said Henriksbø. He is a person like everyone else. The public prosecutor was reacting to Høiby’s own statement on Friday, in which he described himself as a monster in the public eye and an “object of hate from all of Norway”. (dab/sda/dpa)