Royal family member and son of Norway's Crown Princess Marius Borg Hoiby arrested for 'rape'

Marius Borg Hoiby, the lad of Princess Mette-Marit, was arrested connected suspicion of rape precocious connected Monday successful Oslo. He has nary royal rubric oregon authoritative duties. He has denied the accusation

The eldest lad of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested connected suspicion of rape, police person said.

Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the lad of Princess Mette-Marit from a erstwhile relationship. He has nary royal rubric oregon authoritative duties.

Borg Hoiby was arrested precocious connected Monday successful Oslo connected a preliminary complaint of having had "sexual intercourse with idiosyncratic who is unconscious oregon for different reasons incapable to defy the act." A preliminary complaint comes earlier a ceremonial complaint and allows authorities to detain suspects during an investigation.

Police did not accidental erstwhile the alleged rape occurred, lone that "the unfortunate indispensable person been incapable to defy the act." Norwegian media said Borg Hoiby denied the accusation. Hege Salomon, the lawyer for the pistillate who was allegedly raped, said "she is having a hard time".

She told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that police, not the woman, had brought the case. The pistillate was not identified. The royal palace had nary comment, the quality bureau NTB said.

On August 4, constabulary officers responded to a disturbance successful cardinal Oslo and concisely detained Borg Hoiby. He faced preliminary charges of bodily harm and transgression harm and was released. Details were unclear but constabulary said determination was "a narration betwixt the fishy and the victim".

More preliminary charges person since been filed against Borg Hoiby, including violating respective restraining orders and driving without a valid driver's licence. In all, the cases impact 4 women and 1 man. The lawsuit was apical quality successful Norway, wherever the royals are popular.

Borg Hoiby lives with the royal mates and their 2 children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. Norway's aboriginal queen made headlines successful 2001 erstwhile she joined Prince Haakon due to the fact that she was a azygous parent who had lived a freewheeling beingness with a companion who had been convicted connected cause charges.