Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of rape.
Høiby was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two.
He was also convicted of assault and abuse in close relationships.
In addition to the prison sentence, Høiby was ordered to pay compensation to the victims.
Høiby was not present in court on Monday because of health reasons.
He watched the reading of the verdict via a video link from prison.
Høiby’s lawyers told Norwegian media on Monday, after visiting him in prison, that he will appeal against the convictions of rape and domestic abuse.
The lawyers will also seek Høiby’s temporary release.
Høiby is “satisfied” with the relatively extensive acquittals, defence lawyer Petar Sekulic said in an email to Swedish news agency TT, but would appeal against the parts of the verdict concerning the two rapes and the abuse in a close relationship.
The 29-year-old had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024.
He faced a total of 40 criminal charges including some for lesser offences, such as assault, drug-related crimes and violations of a restraining order.
Høiby had denied the rape allegations but admitted to several of the lesser offences.
Prosecutors had asked Oslo District Court to sentence him to seven years and seven months in prison, while defence lawyers had argued that he should be acquitted of the rape allegations and receive no more than 18 months for offences he had admitted to.
The six-week trial concluded in March after evidence from multiple accusers and presentation of evidence, including messages, images and videos from Høiby’s mobile phone.
