The prison meeting is at 1pm today. On Tuesday morning, the police announced that they have expanded the charges against Marius Borg Høiby. The Crown Princess’s son was arrested in a car near Skaugum on Monday evening. He is now charged with rape without intercourse against a woman in her 20s. According to the police, he is charged with having had sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or unable to resist the act. Legal aid attorney Hege Salomon tells news that she has not been allowed to talk to her client about the imprisonment. – I have not been able to speak to her after it became known that there will be a prison meeting, so I have no comment on that. She is cooperating with the police and agrees that this is a case that should be investigated. news has not been able to make contact with Øyvind Bratlien, who defends Høiby. news is informed that the incident must have happened at the home of the offended woman in March this year. The woman is not involved in any of the other cases against Høiby. – She is having a hard time, and it is heavy. It was not she who reported the relationship, it was the police who opened a case. She has not sought the public light, aid lawyer Hege Salomon told news on Tuesday. – She did not know the accused or the other victims in this case prior to the incident mentioned in the press release. And she wants to be protected. THE DETENTION: The outside of the central detention centre. Photo: Håkon Benjaminsen / news Denies criminal responsibility Høiby has been in custody at the Greenland police station since his arrest, and was questioned on Tuesday. He pleads not guilty to the new charge. Crown Prince Haakon told news on Tuesday that the royal household was not notified of the arrest in advance. Breached restraining order When Høiby was arrested, he was with the woman who was offended after the Frogner incident in August. He has a restraining order against this woman. Her assistance lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen has stated that she was there voluntarily, and that she was going to borrow Høiby’s car while he was traveling abroad. On Tuesday, she was also interviewed by the police, Larsen confirms to news. Høiby has already been charged with bodily harm, damage, threats, reckless behavior and breach of a restraining order against the woman. On Tuesday, the police also expanded this charge to include abuse in close relationships and a new breach of the restraining order. – This is not surprising based on the circumstances of the case, says aid attorney Mette Yvonne Larsen to news. According to what news learns, the violations will not apply to Monday’s meeting, but stem from two matters in the autumn. In total, there are now five victims in the criminal case against the 27-year-old. Published 20.11.2024, at 10.26 Updated 20.11.2024, at 10.40
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