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Norway Court Keeps 38-Charge Rapist Detained; Crown Prince Visits

6/13/2026

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Crown Prince Visits Prisoner

On June 11, 2026, Norway's Borgarting Court of Appeal kept Marius Borg Høiby in detention, saying he poses a reoffending risk and rejecting claim his mother’s illness lowers that risk.
He faces 38 charges, including four rapes, drug possession and traffic violations, while prosecutors seek a seven-year-seven-month prison term.
Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit—on a lung-transplant list with under a year left—and their children visited Høiby in Oslo prison.

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Haakon Returns Home

Crown Prince Haakon cut short his Japan state visit after the court’s decision, returning to Norway to be with his family.
Marius Borg Høiby received prison leaves because Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health deteriorated, despite the Court of Appeal denying his request to serve his remand at home.
Court records show Borg traveled extensively abroad before his arrest, contrasting his former lifestyle with his incarceration.

History

Historical Context

Norway’s early-1990s shift toward rehabilitation culminated in the 2001 introduction of preventive detention, allowing courts to extend the 21-year maximum for high-risk offenders. The Borgarting Court of Appeal applied these criteria in denying preventive detention for Marius Borg Høiby, reflecting the system’s low recidivism rate of 18 % within two years.

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Crown Prince Visits Prisoner

On June 11, 2026, Norway's Borgarting Court of Appeal kept Marius Borg Høiby in detention, saying he poses a reoffending risk and rejecting claim his mother’s illness lowers that risk.
He faces 38 charges, including four rapes, drug possession and traffic violations, while prosecutors seek a seven-year-seven-month prison term.
Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit—on a lung-transplant list with under a year left—and their children visited Høiby in Oslo prison.

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