Eldest son of Norway's crown princess sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape

FILE - Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022. Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix via AP hide caption

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after being convicted of rape.

He was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two.

Høiby had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024.

He also faced other charges for lesser offenses, including assault, drug-related crimes and violations of a restraining order.

Høiby had denied the rape allegations but admitted to several of the lesser offenses.

Høiby, 29, faced 40 criminal charges, including four counts of rape and allegations involving violence, threats and abuse.

Prosecutors had asked Oslo District Court to sentence him to seven years and seven months in prison, while defense lawyers had argued that he should be acquitted of the rape allegations and receive no more than 18 months for offenses he had admitted to.