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Court Reimposes Detention on Høiby, Faces 7-Year Sentence

6/14/2026

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Borgarting Court of Appeal ordered Marius Borg Høiby stay in pre-trial detention, overturning Oslo’s emergency release.
Judges said there is a probability Høiby would reoffend if released.
Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year-seven-month sentence for 40 counts, including four rapes, domestic violence and drug offenses.
Høiby denied the rape allegations, admitted lesser crimes such as trafficking 3.5 kg of marijuana, and will appear by video link for a verdict on June 15.

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Borgarting Court of Appeal ordered Marius Borg Høiby stay in pre-trial detention, overturning Oslo’s emergency release.
Judges said there is a probability Høiby would reoffend if released.
Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year-seven-month sentence for 40 counts, including four rapes, domestic violence and drug offenses.
Høiby denied the rape allegations, admitted lesser crimes such as trafficking 3.5 kg of marijuana, and will appear by video link for a verdict on June 15.