The son of Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is the stepson of the inheritor to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, however doesn’t a have a royal title or official duties.
On Tuesday, Norwegian police mentioned Mr Høiby had been charged with sexual activity with “somebody who’s unconscious or for different causes is unable to withstand the act”.
Mr Høiby, who has reportedly denied the rape allegation, is going through a variety of expenses for offences allegedly dedicated in opposition to 4 different victims.
In a press release, police mentioned the rape “issues [a] sexual act with out intercourse” and that the sufferer was “mentioned to have been unable to withstand the act”.
In line with native stories, the Norwegian palace has declined to touch upon the most recent arrest of Mr Høiby.
Mr Høiby was arrested by police at 23:12 (22:12 GMT) on Monday in a automotive with a sufferer from a separate incident.
In relation to this separate incident, on 4 August, he faces expenses of violence and legal injury.
Police mentioned on Tuesday that the costs had been expanded to incorporate “maltreatment” in shut relationships and “one other violation” of a restraining order in opposition to the identical sufferer.
They added {that a} report had been made for driving and not using a legitimate driver’s licence.
Mr Høiby’s residence at Skaugum, near the place the crown prince and his spouse stay, has additionally been searched by police.
Mr Høiby has additionally beforehand been charged with abuse in opposition to ex-girlfriends Julianne Snekkestad and Nora Haukland, in addition to with threatening a person.