Marius Borg Høiby News & Current Events Part 1: December 2023 -


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I've concluded the police and criminal justice system are dragging their feet for the sake of Marius' relationship with the royal family.
From all accounts the women who have been abused and traumatized have all been forthcoming. They've subjected themselves to multiple rounds of questioning. It's not like they cannot be found or they're vacationing abroad and the police must wait for their return for further questioning..etc
Also it's not like the Norwegian courts are backed up with criminal cases. 🙄
It's now the middle of November!
 
I don’t know how it’s going in Norway, here it would be the usual timeline.
 
It sure could look like it.
In fact I'm no longer sure that Marius will end up in court accused of anything really serious. And if he is, he might onky get a slap on the wrist.
I hope I'm wrong, because such an outcome will be very damaging for the NRF. Potentially worse than MM interference because you can to an extent forgive a parent for acting unwisely. But a blatant double standard for the NRF, that won't resonate well with the Norwegian public.

And it will also embolden Marius to continue as usual.

And as he appears to be charming, caring, funny And attentive, when it suits him, it won't belong before he finde another girlfriend. The first three did not end up in hospital, will the fourth avoid that as well?
 
It sure could look like it.
In fact I'm no longer sure that Marius will end up in court accused of anything really serious. And if he is, he might onky get a slap on the wrist.
I hope I'm wrong, because such an outcome will be very damaging for the NRF. Potentially worse than MM interference because you can to an extent forgive a parent for acting unwisely. But a blatant double standard for the NRF, that won't resonate well with the Norwegian public.

And it will also embolden Marius to continue as usual.

And as he appears to be charming, caring, funny And attentive, when it suits him, it won't belong before he finde another girlfriend. The first three did not end up in hospital, will the fourth avoid that as well?
I agree, it would be very damaging for the NRF.

Nettavisen writes that Marius has lost his wealth and that he doesn't have the income to renting his home at Skaugum at market price.
In 2022, he was listed with a fortune of NOK 2,128,000. Estimated figures for 2023 show NOK 51,000.
In November 2022, Marius sold a home he owned in Tønsberg together with Juliane, for NOK 4,770,000.
Marius' income: about NOK 120,000 in 2020, NOK 30,000 in 2021, NOK 238,000 in 2022 and NOK 127,000 in 2023.
The Palace hasn't answered Nettavisen's questions about whether the CP couple have covered the rental expenses or otherwise contributed to Marius' finances.
 
It sure could look like it.
In fact I'm no longer sure that Marius will end up in court accused of anything really serious. And if he is, he might onky get a slap on the wrist.
I hope I'm wrong, because such an outcome will be very damaging for the NRF. Potentially worse than MM interference because you can to an extent forgive a parent for acting unwisely. But a blatant double standard for the NRF, that won't resonate well with the Norwegian public.

And it will also embolden Marius to continue as usual.

And as he appears to be charming, caring, funny And attentive, when it suits him, it won't belong before he finde another girlfriend. The first three did not end up in hospital, will the fourth avoid that as well?
I'm afraid we cannot just say , a parent acted unwisely that ,in my personal opinion would be too generous for the way MM and Haakon have enabled Marius over the years . I also hope that Marius will face trial , after all he admitted abusing the third named girlfriend , using the excuse of drink and drugs . Nora Haukland has already said that when the relationship was good it was very good , but for her courage in coming forward she has received death threats . I sincerely hope the police are investigating these . After admitting the charge against the first complainant he should at least, have had his passport confiscated . However I'm not Norwegian , and since the custody situation in the uk for convicted criminals is in meltdown , I will not comment again on the legal situation in Norway .
 
I agree, it would be very damaging for the NRF.

Nettavisen writes that Marius has lost his wealth and that he doesn't have the income to renting his home at Skaugum at market price.
In 2022, he was listed with a fortune of NOK 2,128,000. Estimated figures for 2023 show NOK 51,000.
In November 2022, Marius sold a home he owned in Tønsberg together with Juliane, for NOK 4,770,000.
Marius' income: about NOK 120,000 in 2020, NOK 30,000 in 2021, NOK 238,000 in 2022 and NOK 127,000 in 2023.
The Palace hasn't answered Nettavisen's questions about whether the CP couple have covered the rental expenses or otherwise contributed to Marius' finances.
They privately own the Skaugum estate so why would there be any rent to cover for the house on the Skaugum estate?
 
It sure could look like it.
In fact I'm no longer sure that Marius will end up in court accused of anything really serious. And if he is, he might onky get a slap on the wrist.
I hope I'm wrong, because such an outcome will be very damaging for the NRF. Potentially worse than MM interference because you can to an extent forgive a parent for acting unwisely. But a blatant double standard for the NRF, that won't resonate well with the Norwegian public.

And it will also embolden Marius to continue as usual.

And as he appears to be charming, caring, funny And attentive, when it suits him, it won't belong before he finde another girlfriend. The first three did not end up in hospital, will the fourth avoid that as well?
I've thought all along that it would never come to a big trial, but I think that's a good thing. Having a trial, especially one that could require Mette-Marit to testify, would be a disaster for the royal family. In fact, even if she doesn't testify, it could mean that the family's private business would be discussed in court. That's not good.

I have zero sympathy for Marius, but I think the best thing now would be for him to go to rehab for an extended in-patient treatment, followed by ongoing, intense outpatient treatment and a "group home," maybe for years. He should also be barred from consorting with criminals and required to hold gainful employment.

Let the royal family pay off the women and require them to sign NDAs. They've had their "day in court" through the media, so they're not going to gain anything through a trial now.

Once the story dies down a little, Haakon can announce that they've rearranged their staff, audited the books, and changed security arrangements at the royal residences. Mette-Marit should continue to lay low and step back from her charities, especially the ones for abused women.
 
I've thought all along that it would never come to a big trial, but I think that's a good thing. Having a trial, especially one that could require Mette-Marit to testify, would be a disaster for the royal family. In fact, even if she doesn't testify, it could mean that the family's private business would be discussed in court. That's not good.

I have zero sympathy for Marius, but I think the best thing now would be for him to go to rehab for an extended in-patient treatment, followed by ongoing, intense outpatient treatment and a "group home," maybe for years. He should also be barred from consorting with criminals and required to hold gainful employment.

Let the royal family pay off the women and require them to sign NDAs. They've had their "day in court" through the media, so they're not going to gain anything through a trial now.

Once the story dies down a little, Haakon can announce that they've rearranged their staff, audited the books, and changed security arrangements at the royal residences. Mette-Marit should continue to lay low and step back from her charities, especially the ones for abused women.
How is it justice for Marius to escape any trial ? I agree it would not do MM any favours, especially as Marius has demonstrated he has no compunction about throwing his mother under the bus , in an attempt to take some of the spotlight from him . I would say that the NRF "paying off the women , requiring them to sign NDA's " would be an equally bad look. Absolutely Marius needs therapy , no one is in any doubt about that . However I feel that MM and Haakon should also have therapy to understand their part in this sorry situation . MM's health has likely been impacted by her son's behaviour , obviously he did not directly cause her illness , so her lying low will continue. Any action's by their staff were no doubt influenced by MM and Haakon's past behaviour towards Marius .
 
Whether a trial takes place or not, the outcome is likely to be the same for Marius -- he'll be confined in rehab, required to do outpatient rehab after that, and forced to make some kind of restitution to the women. Either way, he'll probably be banned from driving, using weapons, or associating with criminals for a few years, too.

The women would make out better without a trial. They'd get a nice settlement, and they wouldn't have to go through having their names dragged through the mud, which Marius's attorneys will have to do in a trial. If there's a trial, especially if Marius can claim persuasively that he was also a victim, they might get the satisfaction of seeing him convicted, but they'll be unprotected and uncompensated.

But, more important for the royal house, the police, and other Norwegian institutions, the whole thing will die down, and they can begin rebuilding credibility. It would also save Norwegian taxpayers a bundle, since they won't have to pay for a trial and Marius's incarceration.
 
How would the result be the same if the charges would be dropped? Because that imho is the alternative. He will not voluntary agree to put lots of limitations on himself and the royal house cannot force them on him either. This is not the USA where most cases are 'solved' with some kind of deal.
 
Let the royal family pay off the women and require them to sign NDAs. They've had their "day in court" through the media, so they're not going to gain anything through a trial now.

Interesting! Would it be possible for the trial to come to an end like this?

Since a friend of one of Marius' victims has called the police, this police is officially involved and so, I guess, a state attorney. So, Marius alledgedly did something punishable by criminial law - I think, the victims and witnesses pulling back might be not enough. There has been photographic evidence of Marius actions! This alone might be enough to sentence him!

And let's say the Royal Family of Norway will be offering money to keep the witnesses\victims silent... The Royal House of Norway is rather poor! The richest member of the family, the reigning King Harald, has a net worth of eight million Dollars.

Maybe the girls in question can hope for more money through the legal process! For the actual bodily harm, for the psychological horror, for their expenses, the lawyers, for theraphy etc. Not only could they get money from the criminal court but from a civil court as well!

Now, I have not the faintest idea about the Norwegian legal system and it's victim payment praxis - so, this is speculative!
 
Good point. It was the police who started investigations and brought charges. His previous girlfriends only 'joined' the case. And, it doesn't seem like they are after the money but want acknowledgement for what was done to them and ensure that others won't be hurt like they were.
 
It appears to me that the authorities have Marius dead to rights with his most recent partner. They have evidence and his admission and apparently partner violence is taken very seriously in Norway. Partner violence is a criminal offense and not a civil offense, and in that case, the offender is subject to prosecution by the state regardless of whether the victim wants her assailant prosecuted or not. If Norway allows plea deals, that may be an option for him since he is facing several charges, but I doubt that he will be able to plea bargain into serving no prison time at all.

Where things get murky IMO is the charges against him regarding the previous partners. From the previous partners standpoint do they want a criminal verdict showing that they were abused by Marius? If Marius is not willing to plead guilty to assaulting the two previous partners, is the state willing to prosecute Marius for the two previous partners, especially if they have a preponderance of evidence against him for the third partner and he will serve time for that assault? The partners also have the option of pursuing a civil judgement against Marius.

I think that something can be negotiated to avoid a trial but Marius will still serve prison time given the seriousness and amount of evidence related to the violence against his most recent partner. Hopefully the sentence will be lengthy enough for Marius to reset himself mentally, socially and chemically, and from there get a lengthy probation where he has to rebuild his life outside of prison but at the same time does not have free rein to go back to his previous bad habits, or if he makes those kind of choices, he will end up back behind bars.

I don't think that a public hearing is inevitable, and I think that justice can be served without there being public hearing(s), but there are quite a few moving parts, specifically what will Marius admit to / accept consequences for regarding the two former partners, and what will the two former partners accept as justice / settlement of their grievances against Marius.
 
There is still an investigation into the case in which Marius has been charged. The police cannot yet say when a court case might become relevant, according to NTB.
- There are no changes to the charge as of now. (..)


The first episode of Nora Haukland's podcast "Nora Svarer" came this morning. She answers questions and says that in a possible court case she "knows" that she will be accused of using the situation for attention.
- I would so much rather be without all the sh**, all my ex, and everything that has been, what is happening now. I don't think it's any fun. I struggle to stay at home, I have received death threats, and the attention I get is not favorable or fun at all. I'm anxious to talk about this, even though I'm the one who's been through something. In this society, we so often point out that it is the women who are the problem. But I've gone through this, and it's been absolutely hell.
The relationship wasn't only bad, when things were good it was very good. (..)

I am surprised her lawyer approved her doing this. When it looks like there will be a court case? The defense may say that they can’t get an unbiased jury in Norway because of this.
 
I am surprised her lawyer approved her doing this. When it looks like there will be a court case? The defense may say that they can’t get an unbiased jury in Norway because of this.
The good news is that won't be a problem as there won't be a jury. That's not how the Norwegian court systems works. There are judges (professional judges who in most cases will be assisted by appointed lay judges) who decide on cases in the Norwegian system.
 
According to what Se og Hør experiences, the trip to London was part of the start of the rehabilitation. The family had in-depth talks with therapists, to make a plan for the further treatment. But they were also observed at the shopping center and in shops in Notting Hill.
Se og Hør and other media have asked questions to the Palace about the London trip, no answer.
But already on Tuesday last week, Marius was back in Oslo.
(..)

Press release from the Oslo Police:

The Oslo police district arrested Marius Borg Høiby yesterday, after expanding the charges against him.
The charge has been extended to also apply to a violation of Section 291 letter b of the Penal Code, which applies to sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act.
The police created a report on the basis of information that has emerged during the ongoing investigation. The prosecution decided to investigate the matter on 6 November 2024.
The Oslo District Court has appointed lawyer Hege Salomon as legal counsel for the victim.
The part of the charge that applies to the victim from the Frogner incident has now been extended to apply to violation of Section 282 of the Criminal Code, which includes abuse in close relationships. Furthermore, the charge relates to another violation of a restraining order against the same victim. In addition, a report has been filed for violation of a restraining order and driving without a valid driver's license.
Høiby was arrested by the police yesterday at 23.12 in a car together with the victim from the Frogner incident. The police have carried out a search and seized the place. He is now in central detention in Grønland.
As of now, no decision has been taken as to whether he will be produced for imprisonment.

Marius Borg Høiby was arrested again yesterday, the police said in a press release. The charge against him has also been expanded. He is now also charged with rape against a new offended woman.

The offended woman has not previously been involved in the case.

According to VG's information, the arrest took place at an address near Skaugum.

The police's security service (PST), which is responsible for security around the royal family, confirms to Dagbladet that they are aware of the arrest.
- Beyond that, we have no comment, to senior advisor Eirik Veum.

The aggrieved woman's lawyer says she is having a hard time.
- She does not want to comment on the matter. She has not sought the public, writes Hege Salomon, who has been appointed as legal aid for the victim, in a text message to NTB.
Salomon further says that it is the police who have opened a case.
- But she has chosen to cooperate. She's having a hard time.

What an earth is happening? I just can't understand what Marius is doing. Did Haakon and Mette-Marit new about this new investigation when they took Marius to London?
 
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Citing Dagbladet, Aftonbladet reports that Marius was arrested for a third time yesterday at 23.00.
He was caught by the police while out driving in his car with the young lady who reported him for assault on 4 August. The charges against him now include rape of an unconscious woman. His flat has been searched by the police and Marius is held in custody at Grønland police station.
The charges of rape have been instigated by the police, not by the lady in question.

 
Citing Dagbladet, Aftonbladet reports that Marius was arrested for a third time yesterday at 23.00.
He was caught by the police while out driving in his car with the young lady who reported him for assault on 4 August. The charges against him now include rape of an unconscious woman. His flat has been searched by the police and Marius is held in custody at Grønland police station.
The charges of rape have been instigated by the police, not by the lady in question.


Is this the victim of the August incidents or the friend of the victim, the one who called the police?
 
Is this the victim of the August incidents or the friend of the victim, the one who called the police?

A new victim.

Lawyer Hege Salomon states that the victim is a woman in her 20s.
- She is not in the public eye. She did not know the accused or the other victims in this case prior to the incident described in the press release. And she wants to be protected, she says.
The offended woman did not know Høiby before she met him on the day in question.
With regard to the investigation, Salomon will not elaborate on when this was, or where it happened.

Marius was going abroad again? Why would the woman borrow a car from a man who has a restraining order to her?
The Frogner woman's lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen confirms that the charge has been extended to violence in close relationships, not surprising based on the circumstances of the case.
Marius was arrested late on Monday evening. Then the Frogner woman was in the car with him.
- My client was in a car with Marius last night because she was going to borrow his car while he had a planned trip abroad imminent. She breeds dogs and needed a car. There were purely practical reasons why she was there.
Larsen does not know whether this is being investigated as a violation of the restraining order.

This man is a danger to the public and it's high time the police starts treating him accordingly.
He obviously doesn't think he is...

Marius does not plead guilty to the expanded charges. He cooperates well with the police and wants to explain himself, says Marius' lawyer Øyvind Bratlien to NRK.

According to what Nettavisen learns, Marius was to leave Norway today, Tuesday. The aim of the trip is said to have been rehabilitation for the drug problems he has previously admitted to struggling with.

According to VG's information, the incident with the new victim has taken place at an address in Oslo in the spring.
- We have no comment on the arrest, says press contact at the Palace, Simen Løvberg Sund to VG.
Did you know about the arrest?
- We must return to this.
In an email to NTB, communications manager Guri Varpe at the Palace writes that they "ask for your understanding" that they cannot comment on the case.

VG's information tells that Marius was arrested in a car at Hvalstad in Asker close to two km from Skaugum.
Nora Haukland's lawyer John Christian Elden writes in an SMS to VG that Tuesday's development in the case in isolation does not concern his client:
- So I refrain from commenting on this beyond the fact that we understand that the investigation will now drag on further.
Juliane Snekkestad's lawyer Petter Grødem tells VG that he has spoken to his client about Tuesday's news.
- She only wants to express one word: That it is sad.

The penalty for the section in the penal code Marius Borg Høiby is now charged with is 10 years' imprisonment.
That doesn't mean he gets ten years in prison if he's convicted. We know nothing about the details of this case, but in November 2022 the Supreme Court imposed a sentence in a case where a man was charged under the same section. Then the sentence was set at 2.5 years in prison.
And in addition, Marius is charged with several serious matters.
According to what Dagbladet has learned, Marius was actually going to detox in London on Tuesday. The question now is whether he will even be released during this week

The police prosecution decided to investigate the matter on 6 November.
On November 7 Haakon cancelled work events and flew with Marius to London, obviously to talk about rehab. A coincidence, or did they finally decided that something had to be done?

The police haven't decided whether they will produce Marius for remand.
- That decision hasn't been made. It will be taken tomorrow at 10.00, Police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski says.
Marius will be in the central detention center in Oslo until the decision on possible remand has been made.
The arrest took place near Skaugum. And at the same time the police searched and seized Marius' home.
Skaugum was searched because they are looking for evidence within the framework of the existing charge. That evidence is first and foremost linked to information covered by the sexual offenses chapter in the Criminal Code. The police cannot go into detail about the search and what has been seized, but confirm that case-relevant findings have been made. And they are very satisfied with the execution of the arrest and search operation.
Has the victim in the case been found as a direct consequence of a review of the seizure of Høiby's phone?
- I cannot go into more detail about how we have investigated this case.

Police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski said to VG that Marius was questioned this afternoon.
- We made an arrest because there was a risk of tampering with evidence in the case. I cannot go into more detail about it, beyond being clear that it applied to both tactical and technical investigation, says Kruszewski.
A search was also carried out both at Marius himself, where the police found a telephone, and at Marius' residence in Skaugum. Kruszewski says it was "to search for evidence within the framework of the charge" in the case. It was a targeted action and they achieved its purpose.

Kruszewski says Marius was driving from his residence when he was arrested. The decision to arrest was made yesterday at 08.10. 15 hours and two minutes later, at 23.12 Marius was arrested.
- We have become aware of that incident through our investigation of the case. We are the ones who decided to open criminal proceedings and investigate the matter as rape, says Kruszewski.
He says there is no relationship between the newest victim and Marius beyond the incident in question. He has no information that there has been contact between Marius and the victim after the incident.
- And that if there are other people who believe they have been subjected to a criminal offence, either by Høiby or by someone else, then of course the police are interested in getting in touch with them, says Kruszewski.

Haakon says in Jamaica that he was not notified in advance of the new arrest of Marius. He tells NRK that the situation affects everyone around Marius.
- There are serious charges that Marius is now facing. Today, of course, we are thinking of all those affected. I would have liked to be at home with Mette today. I miss her.
The royal family was not notified of the latest arrest in advance, he says.
He emphasizes that the police and the judicial system must now be given room to do their job.
- And I trust that they will do that in a good way.

The victim after the Frogner incident was with Marius when he was arrested on Monday.
The charge against Marius has been extended to violence in close relationships in the case of this woman.
The woman's lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen says that her client has been informed, and she has had no particular comments about it.
The reason why the charge has been extended is because Marius and the woman have lived together. They are not in a relationship now, but they have had limited contact, says Larsen.
Marius has been ordered to have a restraining order against the woman by the police.
- She has been questioned all day, explains Larsen, who does not want to say anything about what her client has explained.

TV2's crime commentator Olav Rønneberg writes that the police must necessarily have become more confident in their case. If someone is to be charged with a criminal offence, the police must be more than 50 % sure that an offense has occurred. When they now chose to make an arrest, in other words, they believed that this requirement had been met.
The charge of rape is in itself very serious. The penalty can is ten years in prison. Each individual case must be assessed individually, but the normal sentence for this type of rape is three to four years. In addition, the charge for violence in close relationships has been expanded, the penalty for it is up to six years in prison. Overall, there is therefore no doubt that Marius risks several years in prison if he is convicted of everything he has been charged with.
 
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According to VG's information, the incident with the new victim has taken place at an address in Oslo in the spring.
- We have no comment on the arrest, says press contact at the Palace, Simen Løvberg Sund to VG.
Did you know about the arrest?
- We must return to this.
In an email to NTB, communications manager Guri Varpe at the Palace writes that they "ask for your understanding" that they cannot comment on the case.
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So this might be one of the reasons the investigation takes so long - putting together a much larger frame on his behaviour and getting a solid file?
 
Citing Dagbladet, Aftonbladet reports that Marius was arrested for a third time yesterday at 23.00.
He was caught by the police while out driving in his car with the young lady who reported him for assault on 4 August. The charges against him now include rape of an unconscious woman. His flat has been searched by the police and Marius is held in custody at Grønland police station.
The charges of rape have been instigated by the police, not by the lady in question.

Rape of an unconscious woman? Did Marius drug the victim before raping her?

If these latest allegations are proven to be true, I don't see how the NRF can do anything other than disawow Marius completely and let him do his time in jail.
 
To clarify for those who use Google translate:
Marius is charged with "other forms of sexual abuse than intercourse"
that usually means oral or anal rape.

IMO drug rape seems likely. A woman who has never met Marius before, should all of a sudden get dead drunk while alone with Marius...
Marius who has a history of abusing women and who obviously has easy access to drugs. He'll have problems explaining his way out of that one, even though I find it likely he wil be acquitted due to lack of evidence.
And if he has done this once, has he done something similar before or since?

The NRF needs to cut off Marius now. Not tomorrow, not after a trial, now!
Before he drags them all down with him.
He is a lost case now. For good.
 
Marius is a criminal and is up for jail, but I already get the feeling this is a well thought out strategy to do away with the Norwegian monarchy.
They are taking advantage of Marius' inadequate behavior and his mother's attempts to protect him and playing an elaborate game.
Too many accusations of late...
 
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