Crown Princess's son arrested for alleged assault before ...

What’s Happening

Listen up: Marius Borg Høiby, who goes on trial on Tuesday, has been remanded in custody for four weeks after new allegations.

Crown Princesss son arrested for alleged assault before rape trial in Norway 55 minutes ago Save Paul Kirby Europe digital editor in Oslo Save AFP Marius Borg Høi been arrested four times in 18 months (file pic) The son of Norways Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested suspicion of assault, before he goes on trial in Oslo on Tuesday on 38 charges, including the rape of four women. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, was remanded in custody for four weeks. (it feels like chaos)

Police dropped the latest allegations against him involved wielding a knife and violating a restraining order, and there was a risk of reoffending.

The Details

His arrest on Sunday is the fourth time he has been detained August 2024, when he was accused of assaulting a woman he had been having a relationship with. He has shut down the most serious charges against him but admitted some of the more minor ones.

It is the latest scandal to beset the royal family. Norwegians are also coming to terms with revelations that his mother corresponded for three years with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein between 2011 and 2014.

Why This Matters

Crown Princess Mette Marit admitted “weak judgement” as her extensive contacts with Epstein became clear. She expressed her “deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the abuses committed ” and dropped her contact with him was “simply embarrassing”. It has emerged she stayed at his Florida home for four nights, while he was not there, and asked Epstein if it was “inappropriate” for a mother to suggest to a 15-year-old son wallpaper showing two naked women carrying a surfboard.

Diplomats and experts are analyzing what this means for international relations.

The Bottom Line

It has emerged she stayed at his Florida home for four nights, while he was not there, and asked Epstein if it was “inappropriate” for a mother to suggest to a 15-year-old son wallpaper showing two naked women carrying a surfboard. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre dropped he agreed with her admission of “weak judgement”, and although he did not go further, his implicit criticism of her actions is highly unusual.

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