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Stepson of Norway’s crown prince jailed for four years in rape case
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- Oslo court sentences Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, after convicting him of rape, domestic violence and drug offences.
- Hoiby, 29, became part of the royal family when his mother, Mette-Marit, married Haakon in 2001.
- The court convicted Hoiby of two counts of rape as well as domestic violence against his former partner Nora Haukland and narcotics offences.
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Oslo court sentences Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, after convicting him of rape, domestic violence and drug offences.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Marius Borg Hoiby's conviction has tarnished the Norwegian royal family's image [File: Hakan Mosvold Larsen/AP]By Heba Habib, AP and Reuters Published On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026An Oslo district court has sentenced Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon, to four years in prison for rape and other crimes.
Hoiby, 29, became part of the royal family when his mother, Mette-Marit, married Haakon in 2001.
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