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Women Seek Help Amid Marius Høiby’s Rape Trial

1/1/2026

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Story summary
  • Sanitetskvinnene reports women seek help for abuse and sexual assault ahead of Marius Borg Høiby’s rape trial, the crown princess’s son.
  • Marius Borg Høiby faces 32 charges, including four counts of rape, and denies all allegations.
  • Trial is set for February.
  • May Britt Buhaug, secretary general of Sanitetskvinnene, says the trial may encourage reporting.
  • The scandal has energized republican sentiments, with Norge som republikk tripling in two years.