(27 years old), has been arrested again by the police of the Nordic country, who have added new charges to those already against him for abuse, as reported this Tuesday, November 19, by the authorities of his country. “The police have expanded the charges against Marius Borg Høiby. The accusation also includes a case of violation of article 291 b of the penal code for having sexual relations with someone who is unconscious or who for other reasons cannot oppose the act,” stated in a police statement.
The accusation, which refers to a case of sexual relations without penetration, comes from information received at the beginning of this month of November during the investigation that has been open on him since last August. Høiby was arrested on the night of this Monday, November 18 at 11:12 p.m. local time when he was driving with his ex-girlfriend – the protagonist of the film – and is now under arrest, according to the police, who have not yet decided whether the young man will be presented before a judge to decide if there is a request for preventive detention.
The son of Mette-Marit, future queen of Norway, after an incident in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Oslo and was accused of injuries, damages and threats, in a case that was later expanded and also includes two of his previous partners and another person. In addition, the police reported this Tuesday, November 19, that this case has now been expanded again to also include charges of abuse and violating the prohibition on maintaining contact with his ex-partner. , through a statement, part of the accusations. He acknowledged having problems with alcohol and other drugs and suffering from psychological problems. “Alcohol abuse and my diagnoses do not excuse what happened,” he said, then admitting the assault.
As revealed by Norwegian media a few weeks ago and later confirmed by the police themselves, the intelligence services were alerted at the time of the first arrest in August and they, in turn, notified Mette-Marit, who spoke with her son to agree on the place of arrest. Even so, the Norwegian royal house has been reluctant to comment on the case of Marius Borg Høiby. According to the Norwegian media VG, On this occasion the police would also have gone to meet them at an address near Skaugum, the royal estate on the outskirts of Oslo where the crown princes reside.
Crown Prince Haakon has briefly referred to it twice in public, describing the situation as “difficult” and “serious”, appealing to the ongoing police investigation to not comment further. Likewise, in her only mention in public, Mette-Marit, who was out for several weeks due to the effects of the anti-treatment, asked for “understanding” not to make any more statements.
Høiby is the result of a previous relationship with Mette-Marit and has no official commitments with the royal house, although he attends some celebrations and has always maintained a relationship with both Haakon and . He has two brothers on his mother’s side: and Prince Sverre Magnus, 18. His biological father divorced his wife, Celine Maktabi, with whom he had been married for 15 years, in 2019. They had a son together, Lucas.
