After just over a week of his own testimony in the Oslo County Court, it’s clear that indicted royal family member Marius Borg Høiby has had an active sex life amidst lots of late-night partying with lots of different women. The 29-year-old Høiby continues to claim in court that he never raped them, while prosecutors and at least two of the women questioned so far disagree.
Høiby claims the women were awake and willing, while prosecutors claim they were asleep, drunk or perhaps even drugged. Several of Høiby’s alleged victims weren’t even aware of what prosecutors define as sexual assaults, until they were shown photos and videos of Høiby’s sexual activity with them on his own mobile phone.
In one case, Høiby even sent a text message to a friend while having sex with one of the women in the basement of his parent’s royal estate at Skaugum west of Oslo, a frequent venue for his late-night parties known as nachspiel. Newspaper Aftenposten reported that Høiby testified that it wasn’t unusual for him to send messages or call friends during sex.
This week has been called one of the most important in Høiby’s lengthy trial on 38 counts of criminal acts, including four rapes and other acts of violence, vandalism, drug transport and speeding. He has denied he drugged any of the women while admitting that his life has largely consisted of sex, alcohol and drugs. He complained that he’s mostly known only as “Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son,” while also blaming much of his troubles on an alleged media glare over the years. His trial is due to last for another five weeks.
NewsinEnglish.no staff
