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Marius Borg Hoiby had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.

The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimes and is sentenced to four years in prison, an Oslo court ruled on Monday.

Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other accounts of rape.

He had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.

Prosecutors had asked that Hoiby should be sentenced to seven years and seven months of prison.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 25 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Not knowing much about the legal system in Norway, I have to ask, will this person actually end up serving time?

[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 10 points 17 hours ago

He has been in prison since his arrest this winter, so yes he will serve it. He did get a 100 day rebate on the sentence for time already served, though.

[–] cyberslask@lemmy.world 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The verdict has already been appealed by the defense, but with the stuff he has admitted to he will serve time. Maybe less after the appeal, but also maybe more :-)

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

This pleases me.

Justice for connected people here in the US is basically never guaranteed, as we're seeing now with Harvey Weinstein and recently with Bill Cosby.

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You have to fuck with other connected people then it becomes a game of top trumps.

For example, I’m sure that Sam Bankman-Fried wouldn’t have been convicted had he only defrauded ordinary people.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

You're not wrong. SBF's crime here was stealing from Epstein Class, same as Bernie Madoff.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

the bill cosby situation was totally a fuck up on the prosecutor's part.

[–] f314@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Adding to the other reply, it should also be noted that he has already been in custody for quite some time before and during the trial. A petition for release was also denied. All this to say that he is apparently not given special treatment!

[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 2 points 17 hours ago

And the last petition to be released or serve from home was to spend time with his dying mother, so absolutely no special treatment.