Oslo, Feb 10, 2026 (AFP) - Norway princess's son denies alleged rape victim was asleep

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2026-02-10

The son of Norway's crown princess on Tuesday denied in court that a woman he is accused of raping was asleep during sex, an event she earlier called her "worst nightmare". Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit's 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to heir apparent Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial facing 38 charges, including raping four women while they were asleep or unconscious. Central to the case has been whe......

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