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

[LadyFinn]

When Police Chief Ida Melbo Øystese testified in court, she couldn't deny that they had seen Marius selling drugs. She was asked if she was specifically informed that Marius had been seen selling drugs. She didn't say no. She referred to the duty of confidentiality. She thus became a good witness for the book.
Aschehoug's lawyer pointed out precisely that the police are selective with the duty of confidentiality when they first answer no, but now cannot give any answer.
That Marius has actually sold drugs is also not denied in the audio recording of Marius and two police officers that was played in court. It has also become the soundtrack of all of Norway after NRK published it in full length.
Marius' lawyers believe the tape shows that the book is untrustworthy. But what the recording shows most of all is the serious message the police officers brought to Marius: Criminal friends, suspicion of drug dealing, warnings that he could be caught.

Ikke noe ære i dette

Marius Borg Høiby vil stanse ny bok. Dermed kan utgivelsen bli en bestselger.

www.vg.no

Hør hele lydopptaket med Marius Borg Høiby

Videoklipp fra NRK

www.nrk.no

Haakon was interviewed by the press at The Association of Norwegian Editors' 75th anniversary today:
Who hired Høiby's lawyers?
– It's Marius himself.
Who is paying or will pay for the legal fees in connection with the lawsuit to stop the book?
– I am not a party to the case and I also don't know how the legal work is financed. I think I am the wrong person to ask about that, said Haakon
Documents NRK has been given access to show that the legal costs for the civil lawsuit currently total NOK 1,660,252.50 (€ 141,500):
NOK 825,062.50 for Høiby's lawyers, NOK 759,990 for Aschehoug's lawyers and NOK 75,200 for party assistance
There are also costs for the court hearing itself on Tuesday. Both Høiby and the publisher have requested that the other party covers the entire bill.
The Palace's Communications Manager Guri Varpe answers no to questions from NRK about whether the royal house has helped pay for the civil lawsuit related to the book.

Kronprins Haakon til Redaktørforeningen: – Vi ønsker sannferdighet, selv om den kan være ubehagelig

Samtidig sier kronprins Haakon at han ikke har noe å gjøre med Marius Borg Høibys rettslige skritt for å få stoppet salget av boka «Hvite striper, sorte får». Regningen for den rettssaken er på over 1,6 millioner kroner.

www.nrk.no

Bonnier Norsk Forlag's book "Ute av kontroll: Avsløringen av Marius Borg Høiby" will be on sale on November 18. The book is narrated by experienced Se og Hør journalists Ulf André Andersen, Niklas Kokkinn-Thoresen and Lars Gautneb, and written by author and journalist Kjersti Kvam.
Mathias Lord, press officer at Bonnier, writes:
"This is the story of the revelation of Marius Borg Høiby – and three journalists who make more and more surprising discoveries. Based on unique source material, audio recordings and internal documents, author Kjersti Kvam tells the story of what really happened – and how the truth ultimately could not be stopped. A shocking and revealing tale of power, responsibility and what happens when something gets out of control."

Ny bokbombe om Høiby: – Rystende og avslørende fortelling

Idéskaperen av NRK-suksessen «Exit» er blant de medvirkende i den nye boka om Marius Borg Høiby.

www.nettavisen.no

 

[polyesco]

"– I am not a party to the case and I also do not know how the legal work is financed. I think I am the wrong person to ask about that, the Crown Prince replies."

Come on. The "I don't know anything" response just makes him look dumb. He is the one that has Marius living rent free right next door, the one that Marius has said gives him a spending allowance, the one that lets Marius and his "friends" party in his own home, the one that flies him to London and Portugal for surfing, the one that has portrayed himself as a hands on father that is part of a tight nit family....
but yet he does not know how Marius is paying his lawyers?
Well, he better start asking some questions and coming up with a better response.

 

[Mbruno]

"– I am not a party to the case and I also do not know how the legal work is financed. I think I am the wrong person to ask about that, the Crown Prince replies."

Come on. The "I don't know anything" response just makes him look dumb. He is the one that has Marius living rent free right next door, the one that Marius has said gives him a spending allowance, the one that lets Marius and his "friends" party in his own home, the one that flies him to London and Portugal for surfing, the one that has portrayed himself as a hands on father that is part of a tight nit family....
but yet he does not know how Marius is paying his lawyers?
Well, he better start asking some questions and coming up with a better response.

Let us not forget that, unlike in other countries, the Crown Prince has immunity in Norway (unless waived by the King). So I am not sure if Haakon can be compelled to testify before a court of law for example.

A different issue is if it is (politically) feasible for him to avoid answering questions when asked about Marius.

 

[Muhler]

"– I am not a party to the case and I also do not know how the legal work is financed. I think I am the wrong person to ask about that, the Crown Prince replies."

Come on. The "I don't know anything" response just makes him look dumb. He is the one that has Marius living rent free right next door, the one that Marius has said gives him a spending allowance, the one that lets Marius and his "friends" party in his own home, the one that flies him to London and Portugal for surfing, the one that has portrayed himself as a hands on father that is part of a tight nit family....
but yet he does not know how Marius is paying his lawyers?
Well, he better start asking some questions and coming up with a better response.

Quite.
While Ingrid or King Harald or the Queen might get away with pulling the plausible deniability card, Haakon can't and still expect to be believed.
To me this looks like a not well thought out reply that came out as an outright lie. Whether that is due to him being verbally clumsy or it's deliberate is up for debate. But IMO a lie, that it is.

Marius was and seemingly still is Haakon's son in anything but name. Even if he has decided not to be officially informed that he would have no idea how this, no doubt expensive, legal team is paid that's too far out.

It merely show/expose how much under pressure the NRF and especially the CP-couple is under right now.

 

[LadyFinn]

Editors from VG, Aftenposten and Se og Hør had a panel discussion about the Marius coverage at the Association of Norwegian Editors' meeting yesterday, and it was not just about tentatively critical looks at what they have published.
Se og Hør editor-in-chief Ulf André Andersen in particular was self-critical of things he had failed to publish and regrets that SH didn't cover these aspects of Marius' life. He confirmed that over time he had been aware of details about Marius' lifestyle and environment, including that Marius was fined for cocaine use during the Palmesus festival in 2017. They chose not to publish, he thought it was of a private nature and it was obviously a misjudgment.
– I saw a lot of information about Marius' drug abuse. I have a guilty conscience that we weren't tougher before the case itself was triggered, said Andersen, referring to the criminal case that began with Marius' arrest in August 2024.

– Jeg satt på masse informasjon om Marius Borg Høibys narkomisbruk

Redaktørene diskuterte både det de har publisert, det de ikke publiserte og det som kommer.

www.journalisten.no

VG has asked Marius' lawyers about who pays his legal bills.
- We have him as a client. He is the one who gets the invoice, says lawyer Rene Ibsen.
When asked yesterday who has engaged the lawyers who now represent Marius in court, Haakon answered that it's Marius himself who did it. Haakon denies that he has any knowledge about the financing of the trial.
VG asked Mette Marit, via the court's communications department: Who pays, or will pay, the legal fees in connection with the lawsuit to stop the book?
- We have no knowledge of that. Neither the Royal Court nor the Crown Prince Couple are paying the expenses, writes the Palace's communications manager Guri Varpe to VG.
Varpe writes that she is speaking on behalf of the Royal House and that "we" in the answer includes the Royal House. It consists of the Crown Prince Couple and the rest of the line of succession in the royal family.
Has anyone provided a guarantee for the expenses of the lawyers engaged for Høiby in connection with the trial?
- We have no knowledge of that, writes Varpe to VG.

Dette krever de etter krangelen om Høiby-boka

Regningen for rettssaken etter Marius-boken runder 1,6 millioner kroner.

vg.no

So far we know that at first Marius had Øyvind Bratlien as his defence lawyer, then he changed to Ellen Holager Andenæs and Peter Sekulic. And Elias Christensen and Rene Ibsen are now involved with this book lawsuit. Sekulic, Christensen and Ibsen all work at Advokatfirmaet Andenæs with Ellen Holager Andenæs.

The trial against Marius will begin in Oslo District Court in February.
Now the Oslo District Court has considered the question of whether the case against Marius should be held in open or closed doors.
The district court will be closed during the testimony of the victims in the case. However, the press will be allowed to be present.
Regarding the part concerning Marius' health-related conditions, defense attorney Sekulic emphasizes that the issue of closed doors has not been finally decided.
- It's just a question of further justification, and that will come later, he tells Dagbladet.

Nå har retten konkludert

Flere av bistandsadvokatene har ønsket at saken mot Marius Borg Høiby skal gå for lukkede dører. Selv ønsker kronprinsessens sønn åpenhet. Nå har Oslo tingrett tatt en beslutning.

www.dagbladet.no

 

[Muhler]

The editor has a point. Had the press written about Marius sooner, the NRF might have been forced to deal with him, before things escalated to a point anywhere near this level.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

I think someone said earlier in the thread that many members of the public at the time would also have perceived Marius's drug use/arrest and lifestyle as "of a private nature" and thus not for press coverage.

If that is true, perhaps this story will prompt some members of the public to reevaluate what should be considered "private" and non-reportable when it involves a member of the royal family.

 

[Queen Claude]

The editor has a point. Had the press written about Marius sooner, the NRF might have been forced to deal with him, before things escalated to a point anywhere near this level.

I respectfully disagree. The editor stated that he saw "a lot of information about Marius' drug abuse". The issue is not that Marius is a drug user/abuser/addict, the issue is his violence towards intimate partners and others, and sex crimes, the media did not have that information.

According to the statement that Marius issued back in 2024 he had gotten substance abuse treatment in the past, so his family had been dealing with that particular issue. To me, the tabloids reporting that Marius being a drug abuser would have just added another complication and not increased the odds that he would stop abusing drugs nor curtailed his other criminal acts. I believe that in general, but Marius has been front page news for well over a year, and yet there is no indication that Marius has done a full course of drug treatment, and furthermore he has committed additional criminal acts.

My conclusion is that Marius issues go far beyond drug addiction and mental illness. (..) getting him off the streets is the fix, either due to him not having the opportunity to commit criminal acts, or by taking away his freedom for several years, and combined with intensive treatment, hopefully he will get rewired and not re-offend when he is released.

Sorry (not sorry) if I do not buy Se og Hør editor-in-chief Ulf André Andersen's claim that he has a guilty conscience for not reporting that Marius Borg Høiby was a drug abuser. I hope he does not get support for this stance because what he is setting up is for his and other tabloids to report drug use and abuse of other royals and royal adjacents based on a situation where drug abuse is just one of the perpetrator's many issues. Do we really want tabloids reporting drug use by royals and royal adjacents and presenting their reporting as a noble act? It is not hard for me to believe that in the future a royal / royal adjacent will use drugs, whether experimentally, recreationally or perhaps even addiction. I suppose if they are foolish and reckless and use drugs in a public place like a music festival and the media reports it, that is one thing, but I am very leery of a tabloid running stories along the lines of "according to our sources, Prince/ss X was spotted smoking weed at a party" or "according to our sources, Prince/ss X missed last week's event because they are in rehab for cocaine addiction". I agree with the current protocol that drug use and abuse is treated a private family matter and not reported on unless or until the individual / family choose to make it public, the royal uses drugs in a public arena where there is no expectation of privacy or criminal acts are committed.

 

[hereditarytitles]

I respectfully disagree. The editor stated that he saw "a lot of information about Marius' drug abuse". The issue is not that Marius is a drug user/abuser/addict, the issue is his violence towards intimate partners and others, and sex crimes, the media did not have that information.

According to the statement that Marius issued back in 2024 he had gotten substance abuse treatment in the past, so his family had been dealing with that particular issue. To me, the tabloids reporting that Marius being a drug abuser would have just added another complication and not increased the odds that he would stop abusing drugs nor curtailed his other criminal acts. I believe that in general, but Marius has been front page news for well over a year, and yet there is no indication that Marius has done a full course of drug treatment, and furthermore he has committed additional criminal acts.

My conclusion is that Marius issues go far beyond drug addiction and mental illness. (..) getting him off the streets is the fix, either due to him not having the opportunity to commit criminal acts, or by taking away his freedom for several years, and combined with intensive treatment, hopefully he will get rewired and not re-offend when he is released.

Sorry (not sorry) if I do not buy Se og Hør editor-in-chief Ulf André Andersen's claim that he has a guilty conscience for not reporting that Marius Borg Høiby was a drug abuser. I hope he does not get support for this stance because what he is setting up is for his and other tabloids to report drug use and abuse of other royals and royal adjacents based on a situation where drug abuse is just one of the perpetrator's many issues. Do we really want tabloids reporting drug use by royals and royal adjacents and presenting their reporting as a noble act? It is not hard for me to believe that in the future a royal / royal adjacent will use drugs, whether experimentally, recreationally or perhaps even addiction. I suppose if they are foolish and reckless and use drugs in a public place like a music festival and the media reports it, that is one thing, but I am very leery of a tabloid running stories along the lines of "according to our sources, Prince/ss X was spotted smoking weed at a party" or "according to our sources, Prince/ss X missed last week's event because they are in rehab for cocaine addiction". I agree with the current protocol that drug use and abuse is treated a private family matter and not reported on unless or until the individual / family choose to make it public, the royal uses drugs in a public arena where there is no expectation of privacy or criminal acts are committed.

I think we need to distinguish between these two things: Drug use and drug dealing—there are definitely differences. Marius was clearly found to be a drug user, and he admitted it. Whether he also dealt drugs is still disputed and unproven.

The second, much more serious accusation, because it involves other people, especially women, who were harmed by his actions, is the very thing that brought his life into the public eye in the first place.
We've discussed at length here all the related issues that will soon be addressed in court.

I interpret @Muhler's comment to mean that if the police and/or the press had perhaps made public the things they knew years earlier, Marius would have been held accountable sooner and perhaps stopped.

He would have realized that the police weren't protecting him as he had always thought. And then, perhaps, he would have become more cautious.

This is just a guess, and it could very well be that he was in such a state that nothing could stop him.

 

[suztav]

"– I am not a party to the case and I also do not know how the legal work is financed. I think I am the wrong person to ask about that, the Crown Prince replies."

Come on. The "I don't know anything" response just makes him look dumb. He is the one that has Marius living rent free right next door, the one that Marius has said gives him a spending allowance, the one that lets Marius and his "friends" party in his own home, the one that flies him to London and Portugal for surfing, the one that has portrayed himself as a hands on father that is part of a tight nit family....
but yet he does not know how Marius is paying his lawyers?
Well, he better start asking some questions and coming up with a better response.

How stupid does Haakon think we are?! That comment just proves how stupid and isolated he is!

 

[victor1319]

How stupid does Haakon think we are?! That comment just proves how stupid and isolated he is!

Oh, no: It has not to be the Royal House, which pays for the lawyers of Marius... - He has without any actual doubt many friends with deep pockets, our Marius! From drug king pins to shady billionaires, which were very much involved into the bankrupting of Iceland, the Tchenguiz brothers.

And at least his "business" associates have a serious interest in his legal adventures, so that he does not snitch on them...

 

[hereditarytitles]

Haakon simply refuses to comment on the Marius case. That's his decision, and we have to accept it.
However, everyone knows that Marius had no income of his own, and still doesn't. He may have occasionally received expensive watches or other gifts from wealthy friends, but everything else was financed by his parents. And I can't imagine that wealthy or shady "friends" are paying his legal fees. If that became public, it would completely ruin the family's reputation.

So how could he possibly afford the exorbitant costs of his lawyers? Haakon could simply admit that he is paying for it out of his private pocket, because that's likely the case. But he refuses to say anything about it. Whether that will improve his reputation remains to be seen.

I'm not familiar with the laws in Norway. In our country, someone without money would be assigned a public defender, ultimately funded by the taxpayer. And that's the right way to do it. But I guess, being connected with the royal family , that's out of the question for Marius.

 

[Muhler]

I think we need to distinguish between these two things: Drug use and drug dealing—there are definitely differences. Marius was clearly found to be a drug user, and he admitted it. Whether he also dealt drugs is still disputed and unproven.

The second, much more serious accusation, because it involves other people, especially women, who were harmed by his actions, is the very thing that brought his life into the public eye in the first place.
We've discussed at length here all the related issues that will soon be addressed in court.

I interpret @Muhler's comment to mean that if the police and/or the press had perhaps made public the things they knew years earlier, Marius would have been held accountable sooner and perhaps stopped.

He would have realized that the police weren't protecting him as he had always thought. And then, perhaps, he would have become more cautious.

This is just a guess, and it could very well be that he was in such a state that nothing could stop him.

(Boldened of your post.) That's correct.
A lot of people knew about Marius. That he did drugs and that he associated unfortunate people. - There were probably additional rumors as well.
However, until the trial at least Marius has not been found guilty of drug dealing and abuse, so the editor has to be careful about what he says.
But the press could have written about Marius being high as a kite when in town and they could have written about his... singular... friends and had they actually broken that taboo years ago, the NRF might have been forced to take action against Marius and he might not have been facing jailtime now.

Having said that, there is still the question of why no one did anything.
It seems ever more evident that the security police did know about Marius. Doing drugs, his novel friends and perhaps even selling drugs as is being hinted in this book about Marius. Otherwise they would be pretty worthless as a security police.
The book also suggests that the police was ordered to turn a blind eye to Marius and remain passive. - Which BTW would be very useful for his friends. If they knew the police would not touch Marius and they stayed close to him, who knows what they might have had in their pockets.

But who could issue such an order?
The head of the security police. On his own? With the risk of him being crucified if things went bad?
The head of the police. - Same thing. He would be nailed to a cross upside down if something happened to Marius and he withheld information.
The Minister of Justice. - Again, same thing. And there have been several Ministers of Justice over this whole period when the alarms were sounded about Marius.
The PM. - There have been several governments in that period. And they should all have decided to keep such information away from the NRF? I don't believe it.
Someone high up, very high up, within the court gave the order? On his own initiative? At his own risk? - No, sounds implausible to me.
Mette Marit, being the doting mother to Marius ordered the police to turn a blind eye? Well, MM might well want that, but as the Crown Princess I doubt she has the power to actually order the police anything.
Then we have Haakon. As Crown Prince, the next head of state and head (at least officially) of the CP-family, he does actually have the power to tell the police to mind their own business and leave his family alone.
Queen Sonja. That she should tell the police what to do, sound implausible to me and why should she?
King Harald. He is the head of state and the head of the NRF also officially, he too has the power to tell the police to stay clear of Marius.

So if, repeat if, the police was actually ordered to ignore Marius antics (which I personally believe they were) then there IMO can only be three people in Norway who could send that order down the chain of command.
The PM and following PMs.
Haakon.
King Harald.

That's why I believe that the question of who instructed the police to stay clear of Marius is potentially more explosive than what Marius has done.
And it is also a question I think quite a few in Norway would like to sweep under the rug and ignore. Because then the blame game would start and more questions about who knew and who did nothing would also be asked.
It seems to me that the press is considering looking into that question. Whether they actually do, remains to be seen.

 

[caethi]

That's why I believe that the question of who instructed the police to stay clear of Marius is potentially more explosive than what Marius has done.
And it is also a question I think quite a few in Norway would like to sweep under the rug and ignore. Because then the blame game would start and more questions about who knew and who did nothing would also be asked.
It seems to me that the press is considering looking into that question. Whether they actually do, remains to be seen.

It's often the cover-up more than the crime that causes more (or at least as many) problems (eg Nixon and the Watergate cover-up, and lately Andrew allegedly instructing the police to find "dirt" on Ms. Giuffre).

 

[kalnel]

I think it's also possible that no one specifically instructed the police to steer clear. Messages have a way of moving through bureaucracies.

 

[Lord-of-the-Manor]

Does anyone have information on Haakon's private wealth? Would he even be in a position to pay for high profile lawyers for Marius? I'm sure public money can't be diverted to a defence fund.

 

[kalnel]

I thought we heard early in this case that the Norwegian state pays for the defense, regardless of which attorney a defendant uses.

 

[hereditarytitles]

I thought we heard early in this case that the Norwegian state pays for the defense, regardless of which attorney a defendant uses.

I remember that this is the case in Norway, just like in Germany, when the defendant doesn't have the necessary means himself.
But Haakon should know that and could have answered the question he was asked accordingly.

 

[Muhler]

Does anyone have information on Haakon's private wealth? Would he even be in a position to pay for high profile lawyers for Marius? I'm sure public money can't be diverted to a defence fund.

The NRF are not exactly paupers. I'm sure means can be found and diverted if Haakon doesn't have the money himself. Anyway, it's a juicy case, even for a top-lawyer, with loads of PR, so I don't think money is the biggest issue here.

 

[LadyFinn]

Nettavisen's royal expert Tove Taalesen finds it strange that Haakon doesn't know how Marius pays for himself.
– It is strange that the dialogue within the family seems so minimal that the Crown Prince couple, who are after all Marius' closest relatives, do not know how this is financed. In that case, it shows a family that has no dialogue at all. I find it strange that people are not more interested in this than they seem to be.
The Royal House told that neither the Royal Court nor the CP Couple are paying for the expenses. Taalesen believes this is correct.
– I don't think the Crown Prince is lying about this. Just the thought of it is problematic. I choose to believe that he doesn't want to know and therefore hasn't asked. If something else turns out to be true in retrospect, I will be very disappointed. In that case, the royal house has a bigger problem than Høiby: Then it is a question of trust.

Ekspert reagerer: – Forunderlig

Kongehusekspert synes det er merkelig at kronprins Haakon ikke vet hvordan Marius Borg Høiby betaler for seg.

www.nettavisen.no

Sales have been high since the book "White Stripes, Black Sheep" about Marius was published on October 20.
– “White Stripes, Black Sheep” has had great interest since its publication. We are now printing a total of 27,000 copies, writes Vegard Bye, communications manager at Aschehoug.
The lawsuit could mean that the book ends up on more bookshelves than it originally would have. Bookstore chain Ark's marketing manager Hedda Kongtorp believes that book sales are increasing in line with media coverage, and that this is most evident in online sales. They get peak sales on days when there are new stories in the media.
Bookstore chain Norli's marketing director Caroline Heitmann says that many people probably think that this is worth having as a collector's item.

Høiby-bok flyr av hyllene: – Verdt å ha som samleobjekt

Søksmålet mot forlaget bak boka «Hvite striper, sorte får» om Marius Borg Høiby, gjør boka mer ettertraktet blant folket.

www.nettavisen.no

 

[fortimo]

I remember so, that his father is wealthy, maybe he is paying it.

 

[Muhler]

I remember so, that his father is wealthy, maybe he is paying it.

That's a good point. Even if he ends up not footing the whole bill, it might be his name on it. - But do we have any idea about the relationship between Marius and his father? I don't recall any details about the two of them seen together. But of course that may be down to respect for their privacy.

 

[Biri]

What Morten Borg is doing now professionally? Anyone knows?

 

[hereditarytitles]

This article in "Hola" from August 2035 is the newest about Morten Borg I could find.

Who is Morten Borg? A look at the life of Princess Mette-Marit’s controversial Ex

Marius Borg, Princess Mette-Marit’s son, is accused of committing new crimes after being arrested.

www.hola.com

Sorry for my typo, should have been 2025

 

[Toledo]

Just catching up on Marius on-going legal drama and to say thanks to everyone here for keeping us updated on the news, and also explaining the differences between the court system and evidence rules in Norway.

The USA court states system, that is often broadcast live and with an army of lawyers to explain legal details. But it has saturated the planet with rules that are not what we see in other countries. Is interesting to know how Norway tackles this Marius' case so different than the USA's approach where every one of the 50 states follows a different set of rules for same type of alleged crime.

 

[LadyFinn]

Publisher Bonnier tells that the book "Out of Control: The Revelation of Marius Borg Høiby" (Ute av kontroll: Avsløringen av Marius Borg Høiby) is being brought forward to November 12.
Bonnier previously stated that the book would come in stores on November 18.
The first edition sold out long before the books were in stock.
– Ideally, we would have had the book in stores several weeks ago, but we have spent extra time to ensure all the details. When the printing house was now able to print at turbo speed, we just had to accept it with thanks, says CEO of Bonnier Alexander Even Henriksen.

Ny Høiby-bok kommer onsdag

Boken «Ute av kontroll: Avsløringen av Marius Borg Høiby» framskyndes til 12. november, det melder forlaget Bonnier. Bonnier har tidligere uttalt at boken skulle ut i butikkhyllene 18. november. Boken er basert på arbeidet til Se og Hør-journalistene Ulf André Andersen, Niklas Kokkinn-Thoresen...

www.nrk.no

 

[LadyFinn]

When Marius was arrested for the third time, the police discovered that several of his phones were set up with automatic deletion, reported by Aftenposten.
When he was arrested for the third time on November 19, he was charged with rape, and the police searched his residence in Skaugum. This time, a new phone was also seized.
While police were examining the new phone, they discovered that several other devices were set to auto-erase, meaning that the phones would revert to factory settings if they were connected to a network via SIM card or Wi-Fi.
One of these phones was the one seized at the cabin in Gausdal over a month earlier. Marius' defense lawyer, Petar Sekulic, would not comment on the information provided to the newspaper:
– These are matters that will be clarified in court, and which he will explain there.

Aftenposten: Fant sletteinnstilling på Høibys telefoner

Marius Borg Høiby hadde slettesperre på telefonene.

www.nettavisen.no

The book "Out of Control ..." claims that Marius threatened Se og Hør's female journalist in December 2023.
Se og Hør had told that Marius was in Morocco with a new girlfriend. Editor Niklas Kokkinn-Thoresen got a phone call from a very upset journalist. She had just been called and "scolded in the harshest way" by Marius. The journalist told to Kokkinn-Thoresen that Marius seemed intoxicated, it had been difficult to understand what he said. "Finally, he had screamed at her that when he got home from Morocco, he would find her. She was really shaky".
Kokkinn-Thoresen wanted to take the matter further with the Palace's information department, editor-in-chief Ulf André Andersen didn't. Marius is said to have contacted Andersen later that day and was angry that Se og Hør told about his vacation in Morocco with a new girlfriend, he hadn't told his family about his new girlfriend or the trip.

Hevder Marius Høiby truet Se og Hør-journalist: – Hun var skikkelig shaky

Opptrinnet ble startskuddet for Se og Hørs omfattende dekning, kommer det frem i boka «Ute av kontroll: Avsløringen av Marius Borg Høiby».

www.journalisten.no

 

[victor1319]

When Marius was arrested for the third time, the police discovered that several of his phones were set up with automatic deletion, reported by Aftenposten.

Hmm, that borders the boundaries of my technical understanding... I thought, some of the sexual assaults were videotaped.

I assumed, our Marius used a smartphone for this...

Does this mean, Marius made a mistake and did not wipe all the phones? Or was the data recovered?

 

[Muhler]

I believe I read somewhere that date was recovered from a cloud.
In defense of Marius, considering who he is and whose phone numbers would be on his phone, it would indeed be prudent if he had an auto-erase function on his phone.

 

[LadyFinn]

Interesting, at Se og Hør:
Yesterday evening, Marius was at the popular nightclub "F6" in Frogner in Oslo. He was there with his ex-girlfriend, whom he still has a restraining order against ("Frogner woman"). Witnesses and sources SH has contacted confirm that they sat at the same table and had a confidential conversation.
SH asked Marius' lawyers whether the contact could have any impact on the criminal case and for a comment on Marius once again violating the restraining order against his ex-girlfriend. Lawyer Petar Sekulic writes in an email to SH: We have no comments on this at this time.
SH has also told "Frogner-woman's" lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen that her client still has contact with Marius, and asked if she fears that this could affect the witness situation in court and if she has recommended her client to refrain from contact with Marius before the trial. She has not responded.

Se og Hør avslører: På byen med eks-kjæresten

Nå kan Se og Hør avsløre at Marius Borg Høiby onsdag kveld var ute på byen med eks-kjæresten han fortsatt skal ha besøksforbud mot. Drøyt to måneder før rettssaken satt de to sammen i fortrolig samtale på et av Oslos mest synlige drinksteder.

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