The district court banned the media from reproducing what emerged in the decision to remand Marius Borg Høiby. Now the district court has reversed itself, following complaints from several media houses, including news. In the ruling, it appears that Høiby and one of the offended women must have had sex voluntarily several times before the incident in September, which is now being investigated as rape. The aggrieved woman explained this in questioning. The court believes that it is most likely that the woman was asleep when the act took place. ACCUSED: Marius Borg Høiby. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Judge Anne-Lene Åvangen Hødnebø came to the conclusion, beyond doubt, that there is good reason to suspect Høiby of raping the woman. – When the court has been in doubt, this is connected to the fact that the victim has not yet explained himself about the relationship, the ruling states. This has not been known until now because there was a ban on reproducing the ruling’s content. – I can only repeat what I have said before: The video/pictures show, when you see them in context, that nothing criminal has happened. Other evidence in the case also shows this. No charges should therefore have been brought, writes defense attorney Øyvind Bratlien to news. DEFENDER: Øyvind Bratlien. Photo: Hedda Kurseth Fears of remote deletion of evidence The defense attorney expressed dissatisfaction after the prison meeting, because he believes that the case has been given an unvarnished image in the media. – They make an accusation that is easily perceived as truth, which becomes public. The defense attorney is bound by a duty of confidentiality and does not have an effective countermeasure, he wrote on social media after the court hearing on Wednesday. He has also referred to the rape charges as catastrophic misjudgments by the prosecutor. The district court remanded Høiby in custody for one week because the judge believed it was likely that he would destroy evidence if he was not placed in prison. news has previously been informed that Høiby gave the police a partially damaged mobile phone without a SIM card when he was arrested in August. It was likely that Høiby would remotely delete evidence, and that he would also influence witnesses in the case, if he was not imprisoned, the district court judge believed. – The court points out that the accused has previously shown both the ability and willingness to remove evidence if he is given the opportunity to do so, the ruling states. Published 26.11.2024, at 15.01 Updated 26.11.2024, at 15.25
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