Just two days after he was arrested on sexual assault charges, the eldest child of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been charged with a second rape.
At a hearing in Oslo District Court this week, police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski requested that Mariusz Borg Hoebe, 27, remain in custody for an additional two weeks for reporting another alleged rape.
“The reason for this demand is because we have Another rape case revealed Overnight and this morning. “This was specified in the investigation material,” Oslo police said in a statement to CNN on Thursday.
“The case relates to having sex, not intercourse, with a woman Unable to resist the act. “This means that we are now investigating two rape cases involving Marius Borg-Hoebe.”
The judge in the case ordered a one-week extension of the pretrial detention of the embattled Norwegian royal family member.
Photo taken on June 16, 2022 in Oslo, Norway shows Marius Borg Høby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
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“Marius faces serious charges, which will be dealt with by the police and the judiciary… I am convinced they will do a good job,” Prince Haakon, heir to the throne and Borg Höbe’s stepfather, told public broadcaster NRK before the detention order.
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“We as a family and as parents, of course, were very concerned that Marius should get help.”
Earlier this week, Oslo police announced that Borg Hoeby was arrested on Monday on suspicion of rape, after the charges against him were expanded.
In a statement issued on November 19, translated into English, authorities said he was arrested on suspicion of violating the criminal code “relating to sexual intercourse with a person who is unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act.”
“What the police can say about rape is that it involves a sexual act without intercourse. It is said that the victim was unable to resist the act.
FILE – Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, and Marius Borg Høby celebrate National Day on May 17, 2015 in Asker, Norway.
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NRK reported that Borg Høiby had done so He denied criminal guilt In both alleged cases.
In addition to the recent charges, in the past three months he has had They were also charged He is charged with one count of “close relationship abuse,” violating a restraining order and driving without a valid driver’s license, police said Tuesday in a news release.
In the details provided by the police, they say that Borg Hoeby was detained on August 4, after an incident that occurred in the apartment of a woman in Oslo with whom he was in a relationship. Police say they found a knife stuck in one of the woman’s bedroom walls and accused him of causing her bodily harm.
He apologized for the events that led to his arrest in August in a statement to NRK radio at the time, blaming it on “being… Drunk with alcohol and cocaine After an altercation” and “several mental illnesses,” he planned to “resume treatment” for them.
The following month, he was arrested for violating a restraining order.
Police say that during the arrest on Monday, he was in a car with the accused in August. They explained that the charge filed on Monday was from a separate incident.
It is the latest in a long line of scandals and alleged mistreatment of women by Borg Hoebe; He has previously been accused of abusing two former girlfriends, as well as threatening a man’s life.
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