Feb. 11, 2026

Norway Trial: Woman Tells Court She Woke to Sex as Høiby Denies Assault

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A woman from Lofoten gives closed-door testimony in Oslo District Court, alleging she woke to Marius Borg Høiby having sex with her while she was asleep during a trip in October 2023.

Prosecutors say smartwatch data and a short video found on Høiby’s phone support claims she was unconscious, while the defence insists the encounter was consensual. Høiby, testifying under medication and visible strain, denies ever having sex with a sleeping partner as the trial continues to intensify pressure on Norway’s royal family.

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Calaruga, Shark Media at Low and Welcome to Crown and

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Controversy Norway By'm Your Palace Intrigue host Mark Francis. Note

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today's episode has graphic descriptions of an alleged assault. In

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testimony given behind closed doors at Oslo District Court, a

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woman from Loeferton described the night she spent with Marius

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Boorghebi in October twenty twenty three, alleging that she woke

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to him having sex with her while she was asleep.

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According to the indictment, police believe a rape occurred in

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Hennings Fire during the night of Sunday, October eighth, twenty

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twenty three. Prosecutors alleged the woman was subjected to intercourse

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while unable to resist because she was not awake. Hoiby

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denies the charge, as well as three additional counts of

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rape without intercourse involving other women. The woman told the

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court that earlier in the nights, she and Hoeby had

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consensual sex several times. She says she was very tired

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and eventually fell asleep. She testified that she later woke

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in shock, experiencing pain, and realized intercourse was already under way.

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She described feeling detached, saying she disappeared from herself and

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that when she became fully aware again, it was over.

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That's always been my worst nightmare, she told the court,

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recalling how she closed her eyes so I wouldn't have

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to take part in my own assault. I remember waking

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up when he was already underwey. I thought, I don't

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understand how someone can have sex with someone who's sleeping.

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Then I mostly had the feeling I was disassociating, leaving

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my own body. It was painful. My body wasn't ready

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for it. After the account of the woman wrote a

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private note on her phone, which was later presented in court.

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In it, she described the night as nice and cozy,

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mentioned receiving compliments, estimated they had sex for several hours,

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and rated aspects of the night using star emojis. In court,

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she said the note functioned as a personal diary and

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that she had repressed what she now believes wasn't the solt,

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not fully understanding at the time what had happened. She

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told the court she did not include in the note

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that she woke to intercourse because she had pushed those

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details away and did not want to repeatedly confront them.

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She said she only later understood the situation as an

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assault after discussing it with a counselor who helped her

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put words to the experience. The defense challenged inconsistencies between

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her earlier police interviews and her courtroom testimony, questioning whether

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the final act was involuntary and noting that she did

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not verbally object at the time. The woman responded that

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she did not say she wanted sex either, and that

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a sleeping person gives no indication of consent. Prosecutors also

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presented a five second video found on Hoybe's phone, allegedly

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filmed without the woman's knowledge, and pulse data from a

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smart watch she was wearing. The video was shown to

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the court but not to the press. The woman said

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she recognized herself in the footage but found it distressing

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to see. Prosecutors further presented data from the woman's fitness watch,

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arguing it supports their claim that she was asleep at

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the time of the alleged assault. According to the prosecution,

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the change in heart rate is the most decisive factor,

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said the state prosecutor. During the proceedings, the defenses rejected

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all rape allegations, maintaining that the encounters in question were

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perfectly normal and consensual sexual relations more in just a moment.

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In his testimony on Tuesday, Marius Borg Hoibe told the

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court he is still medicated, explaining that this, combined with

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the strain of the proceedings, may affect how clearly he

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is able to speak. He described the situation as extremely

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uncomfortable and said the atmosphere in the court room was

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nerve racking, asking for understanding if his answers occasionally became disjointed.

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Oiby also gave new contacts for the Loferton trip itself,

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telling the courty came after a period of heavy party

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and substance use. He said Crown Prince Harken wanted to

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get him out of Oslo and suggested the trip, citing

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there shared interest in surfing. According to Hoibe, the invitation

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was direct, now we're going on a trip. Describing his

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first interactions with the woman he met via tinder, Weiby

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said she was very sweet and that the tone between

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them was pleasant. He told the court that she was,

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in his view, more sexually forward than he was accustomed to,

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though he stressed that this did not make him uncomfortable.

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He maintained that the sexual encounters that followed were consensual

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and said he had no reason to believe otherwise. During questioning,

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Hoyby appeared increasingly irritated as the prosecution pressed him on

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the distinction between memory and assumption, particularly concerning whether the

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woman was awake during the final encounter. He repeated that

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he has never had sex with someone who was sleeping

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and said this is not something he has ever done.

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At several points he sought eye contact with his defense

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team as the questioning became more detailed. The court also

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heard further discussions of messages Hoiby sent to three friends

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in the early hours of the morning, shortly before the

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filming alleged in the indictment. While the existence and timing

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of the messages were already known, they were described in

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court as having a notably hard tone. After several hours

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in the witness box, Hoyeby asked for a pause, telling

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the court he was becoming very tired. With prosecutors indicating

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they would need additional time, the judge adjourned proceedings at

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three point thirty seven pm. Hoiby is scheduled to return

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to the witness box when the trial resumes earlier. Hoyby's

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defense team supported ending the session, with observers noting that

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he appeared visibly exhausted, at one point, holding his forehead

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and closing his eyes. During questioning, the state prosecutor examined

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Hoebe's relationship status at the time of the alleged incident

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in Lofferton. The court was shown message exchanges between Hoiby

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and two friends sent between four and five a m.

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On the night in question, messages that had also been

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discussed in court the previous week. Asked about fidelity, Hoibe

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told the court he is extremely jealous and said he

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did not see a difference between himself or a former

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partner being with someone else. The prosecutor also questioned Hoybe

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on whether it is acceptable to wake a sexual partner

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by initiating sexual activity. Hoiby responded that while he does

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not believe it is acceptable to wake someone by having

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sex with them, he does not see a problem with

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waking someone through physical affection after consensual sex has already occurred.

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He denied the alleged victims claim that he had already

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penetrated her when she woke during the final encounter, stating

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that he had received no indication that the situation was

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anything other than positive. The prosecutor pressed further on this point,

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asking whether Hoybe believed it was acceptable to wake the

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woman by touching her breasts and genitals. Hoibi replied that

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he assumed she would wake as he touched her, and

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denied touching her while she was sleeping. He also stated

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that on another occasion, he had woken her by touching

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her shoulder. During this line of questioning, Hoybe was observed

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placing a small, pre packed pouch of moist tobacco in

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his mouth while continuing to answer questions. The prosecutor then

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turned to the five second video recorded on Hoibe's phone

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showing the woman's genital area. Weiby confirmed that the hand

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seen in the video was his, but said he could

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not remember when the recording was made or what its

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purpose was. He told the court it was impossible to

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determine from the video whether the woman was asleep, but

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maintained that she was awake and repeated that he did

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not engage in any sexual activity while she was sleeping.

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Throughout Hoybe's testimony, the alleged victims sat approximately four meters

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away and did not look at him, instead keeping her

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eyes down. Her legal counsel followed the testimony closely. When

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questioned about inconsistencies and gaps in his recollection of the night,

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Loiby said he struggled to distinguish between what he remembered

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personally and what he had later read or been told.

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Portions of this program were assembled with the assistance of AI,

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including help with translations, summarizations, and news gathering from publicly

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available sources. While we've taken care to reflect the reporting accurately,

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translations and interpretations may contain errors. Listeners should treat this

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as an informational overview, not a verbatian court record. Nothing

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in this program should be considered a factual finding or

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legal determination. And there you have it. Reflect the email

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us who addresses the Palace intrig at gmail dot com.

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Francis my thanks to John McDermott. This is Crown and

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Controversy Norway. Good terms,