Son of Norway's crown princess convicted of rape

Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Marius Borg Hoiby will be sentenced ‌to ⁠four years ​in prison, an Oslo court ruled. -AP

The stepson ‌of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon ‌has been found ‌guilty of two counts of rape and other crimes and ‌is sentenced ‌to ⁠four years ​in prison, an Oslo court ruled.

Marius Borg Hoiby, ⁠29, who ‌joined ​the royal family ​when his mother ‌Mette-Marit married Haakon ​in 2001, has pleaded not guilty ​to ​the ​most severe accusations ‌against him, including those of rape, and can appeal the ​verdict.

He had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those ⁠of rape, ‌while admitting ​to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.

Prosecutors ​had asked ‌Hoiby should be sentenced to seven years ​and seven months of prison.

The seven-week trial gripped the Nordic country, detailing Hoiby's ​drug ​addiction, self-made videos ​of sexual encounters and more ‌than 800 electronic messages entered into evidence.

One alleged rape took place in the basement of the crown prince's family home, the court ​heard.

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