Accused of two rapes, the son of the Princess of Norway was placed in detention

Born from a relationship prior to his mother's marriage in 2001 to Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of a first rape.

The case is gaining momentum in Norway. Suspected of two rapes, the eldest son of the Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit was placed in pre-trial detention for a week, the Norwegian press reported on Wednesday, November 20, two days after his arrest. “Marius faces serious charges, which it is up to the police and the courts to deal with”Crown Prince Haakon reacted to public television NRK, before the announcement of the detention. “I am convinced that they will do a good job”he added, from Jamaica where he is traveling.

Born from a relationship prior to his mother's marriage in 2001 to Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of rape. Police lawyer Andreas Kruszewski announced on Wednesday that a second suspicion of rape had emerged during the investigation.

“It is sexual intercourse carried out without consent with a woman incapable of resisting the act”, he said on the sidelines of the hearing on detention which was held behind closed doors. Investigators searched and made seizures at the suspect's home.

Marius Borg Hoiby was first arrested on August 4 following a nighttime argument in a woman's apartment in Oslo and accused of causing bodily harm to this person, with whom he was in a relationship. Norwegian media reported that police found a knife stuck in one of the walls of the woman's bedroom at the time. Police say when he was arrested Monday, he was in a car with the victim from the August incident.