At eight thirty on Monday morning in Courtroom 250 of the Oslo District Court, Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad read out a unanimous verdict that will define the Norwegian monarchy for years to come. Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was convicted of two counts of rape, domestic violence against former girlfriend Nora Haukland, and twenty-eight other offences, and sentenced to four years in prison.
We cover every detail of the verdict, what the judge said about the rape that took place in the basement of the royal residence at Skaugum, how the victims and their lawyers responded, what the palace said, which was a single sentence , and what happens next as both the defence and prosecution consider their appeals. We also explain why this verdict lands at the worst possible moment for a royal family already managing a Crown Princess on a lung transplant waiting list, an eighty-nine year old king who told reporters he is taking it one day at a time, and a monarchy whose public support has fallen to its lowest point in modern history.
AI is sometimes used in the creation of this podcast, primarlily when used to translate and interpolate Norwegian language news soruces.
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